Category Archives: editing

The importance of editing

Posted on January 22, 2014 by purpleandrew

I have said this before in my blogs, but it is just as valid today as it was then, yesterday or the day before that. Editing is what transforms a manuscript into a book. I have a number of writing … Continue reading →

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Some of you may have noticed that my usual many times a week postings have dried up a bit of late. There are good reasons for this. It has been because of my writing and it is time to fill … Continue reading →

Posted on December 31, 2013 by purpleandrew | Leave a comment

How and why I started writing

Posted on November 28, 2013 by purpleandrew

This is a question I am often asked when at writers groups and conferences. The answer is a common one, one that I am sure will resonate with many others writers and writers in waiting. The “when” I started writing … Continue reading →

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Why a copy editor is esential for your writing project.

Posted on November 22, 2013 by purpleandrew

I am currently on the island that is “book written, now edit.” It’s a lonely inhospitable place, but all writers go there at some stage in a book’s life. I have seven books like that, yes, seven. Three fantasy, three … Continue reading →

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Writers – the importance of a good programme/timeline in planning your novel

Posted on November 19, 2013 by purpleandrew

I have recently been writing the third book of a series and have used NaNoWriMo as my vehicle for it this year. Straight away I was faced with a problem, I couldn’t keep track of who was where and more importantly … Continue reading →

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How compiling chapter summaries got me out of a rut in Chapter 3

Posted on November 11, 2013 by purpleandrew

Writing can be a challenging occupation even when you have all of your ducks lined up neat and tidy. Sometimes there is just an invisible entity that is preventing you from storming through and writing the great piece you set … Continue reading →

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Writers – never give up, never surrender

Posted on November 6, 2013 by purpleandrew

Writers write because they have to. It may be a piece they have been working on for ages, or just something that bursts out of their head right there and then and they have to get it down on paper or … Continue reading →

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Editing and proof reading – the reality

Posted on November 1, 2013 by purpleandrew

I thought I was quite a good writer in that I can write quickly and I could approach the editing stages with a cold determination to route out all of the unwanted and unnecessary in my novels. Not a bit … Continue reading →

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Editing blues

Posted on October 28, 2013 by purpleandrew

I have been doing a lot of editing to various drafts of various books I have on the go at the moment and one of the biggest problems I face is keeping motivated doing the editing so that I am actually doing … Continue reading →

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