Writing Tips

Non-fiction Checklist

We recommend you answer these questions before you start writing, because doing so will give you a better idea of the possibilities available and the route you are taking NON-FICTION/FICTION...

Non-fiction Checklist

We recommend you answer these questions before you start writing, because doing so will give you a better idea of the possibilities available and the route you are taking NON-FICTION/FICTION...

How to Get Started on Your Book

THINK about why you want to write (long-held ambition, desire to tell a story, have an issue to highlight?) DECIDE what you are going to write. Think about format, length, and style (see...

How to Get Started on Your Book

THINK about why you want to write (long-held ambition, desire to tell a story, have an issue to highlight?) DECIDE what you are going to write. Think about format, length, and style (see...

How to Finish a First Draft

How do you finish the first draft of your manuscript: WRITE regularly, when you are at your most productive, whenever and wherever this is (unless it’s in the middle of...

How to Finish a First Draft

How do you finish the first draft of your manuscript: WRITE regularly, when you are at your most productive, whenever and wherever this is (unless it’s in the middle of...

How to Revise Your Manuscript

How to Revise Your Manuscript. Read through your manuscript. If you can, print it out. Then mark up any weaknesses.  Weaknesses include flabby writing, misspellings, grammatical errors Check the narrative....

How to Revise Your Manuscript

How to Revise Your Manuscript. Read through your manuscript. If you can, print it out. Then mark up any weaknesses.  Weaknesses include flabby writing, misspellings, grammatical errors Check the narrative....

5 Common Mistakes When Approaching a Publisher

How do you present the perfect pitch for your book to a publisher? It’s a fact of publishing life that editors are inundated with proposals from authors, many wanting to...

5 Common Mistakes When Approaching a Publisher

How do you present the perfect pitch for your book to a publisher? It’s a fact of publishing life that editors are inundated with proposals from authors, many wanting to...