Wordiness is one of the most common problems I see in unsolicited manuscripts – there are many ways of tightening up a story and improving the pace; here are 3 of …
Want to look professional? Presentation of your manuscript is important, whether you are approaching an agent, a publisher, or entering a competition. Here are some guidelines: Spacing: Use double line …
You may have a brilliantly written, exciting novel, but if the beginning is a bit dull, you risk losing your readers before they get to the good bit. This is …
The answer is, as few as possible! If you can keep the number of characters in your story down to the bare minimum, it will make your writing less complicated, …
Five things we need to know about our characters before starting to write: Whoever we are writing for, we need to have characters that our readers identify with. The better …
