May 21st, 2020 by Jane Turner
Calling all crime, thriller and dystopian authors! There’s a new imprint that’s calling for submissions! PM Press was launched in April 2020 as a Kindle-First imprint of Holland House Books. Their blurb says: We are a Kindle-First imprint of Holland House Books that specialises in crime, thriller and dystopian fiction. Phaidra Robinson and Mia Skevington […]
May 6th, 2020 by Jane Turner
In this post, I’ll share some self-editing tips and resources you might find useful on your self-editing journey. There are various stages to editing your novel and the self-edit is the start. You should aim to distil your work: get rid of the extraneous descriptions, the bits that serve no purpose, and the loose […]
April 28th, 2020 by Jane Turner
‘It just needs a proofread for typos.’ Actually, no – it needs much more than that! There are, essentially, three different types of fiction editing that your book should undergo after your self-edit. Developmental / structural Copy/Line Proofreading Some will add a fourth level by splitting Copy and Line editing into two different […]
April 1st, 2020 by Jane Turner
Simon & Schuster UK have just dropped their manuscript submission dates for their #DigitalOriginals programme on Twitter! Head on over to their Twitter for more info. (wonders if she can get a SciFi book written before October 15…) And before you submit – consider getting a copy edit from yours truly! I’ll even give you […]
March 6th, 2020 by Jane Turner
One of my LinkedIn contacts, Helen Stevens, posted this amazing article. The English language challenge in academic publishing There is absolutely nothing here I disagree with. The challenges facing those submitting articles to scientific journals are immense. Let’s hope this goes viral.
March 6th, 2020 by Jane Turner
How to increase your vocabulary – *wisdom from an editor (*a totally subjective opinion!) People constantly ask me how to increase their vocabulary. Why me? In case you didn’t […]
March 2nd, 2020 by Jane Turner
The Oxford comma, also known as a serial comma, is often argued. When I was at school, it was forbidden, verboten, tiltott, prohibida, interdite – you just did not use it. I was told it was only used by those who didn’t know anything about grammar, punctuation or the rules of English language. Oh, […]
February 25th, 2020 by Jane Turner
I’ve noticed through my working life that a good percentage of people have trouble with apostrophes – when and how to use them. I agree they can be confusing, so here I aim to provide a list of the main things to remember. Firstly, remember that apostrophes are mainly used to indicate ownership/possession or contractions. […]
