A newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.
Table Of Contents You’ve been working away at your novel, lovingly crafting each word, and the thought occurs to you: should I split this into another book or two? Often…
Think dialogue is just a case of he said, she said? Wrong. Dialogue is much more than a to-and-fro between characters; dialogue is the backbone of your narrative. In a…
Do you ever find yourself with characters who are too flat? Or notice that you’re spending far too much time writing plot but still struggle with your characters’ motivations? Whether…
Table Of Contents How do you show how much time has passed in a short story or in a novel? Events happen, characters develop, and so time flows. But as…
There are countless avenues for careers in the freelancing world. Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming. How do you get your foot in the door? How do you get…
There are countless factors that go into rejecting a work. You might be familiar with submitting, but here’s a peek into the flip-side of publishing and rejection. I’ve been on…
So you want to write a fantasy novel. You’re enamoured with epic sagas from the likes of Tolkien, Martin and Rowling; you love everything about the genre, and you feel that you have your own…
This piece is part of our ongoing series ‘Poem of the Month’. Every month, the Writer’s Edit team selects their favourite submission and provides detailed feedback to the author. Stay…
Writer’s Edit is a newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.