There are a number of different types of editing that a novel has to go through like line edits, copy edits, proofreads. A developmental edit is the first step to a professional edit [you should most definitely self edit your novel prior to giving it to a professional]. Now if you are planning on going…
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The Development of Cain & Pru
Prudence, as I'm sure you know by now, is the main character of The Bloody Maiden. She is an incredibly angry, troubled, & depressed woman who is simply... sick of life. Life has not been kind to her - she had a difficult childhood & at the beginning of Maiden, is working in The Wanderer's…
Author Interview: Tallulah Lucy
Tell us a little about yourself & your background When I was little my parents would tell me stories every night. My mom would read to me (Anne of Green Gables and Tom Sawyer were our favourites) and my dad would make up new tales. They both work in theatre, so I guess stories were…
Author Interview: Nerine Dorman
Tell us a little about yourself & your background I’m a South African-based creative operating out of a log cabin on stilts (aka the Treehaus). No. Really. I don’t have a career, as such, but I turn my hand to whatever job pays, be it typesetting educational manuals, editing a dark SF erotic romance novel…
Ashes [book review]
★★★★ 4 out of 5, pretty darn fantastic! Key Aspects... flesh eating teenagerssurvival skillsromancekiller twistskick arse characters Ashes is a dystopian set in America focusing on Alex a 17 year old orphan girl with a brain tumour. Having been in touch with the author for several months a few years back I have some insight…