Books, editing, Goal Setting, Planning, Self Publishing, Writers Journey

So you think that your manuscript is finished…

So you think that your manuscript is all done!. You've edited it more times than you care to think about, you've sort and incorporated external feedback into it, and you've even prepared a super synopsis, author bio and cover letter to send off to various literary agents and publishers. Let's just hold on a moment.… Continue reading So you think that your manuscript is finished…

Books, editing, Editing tips, incorporating feedback into your work, Planning, Receiving feedback, Writers Journey

The importance of feedback

A member of my writer's group recently read the published version of "Pete and the Persian Bottle". Her second comment to me (the first being that she enjoyed the book) was that she was amazed to see how much I had changed the book from the original draft and how I had incorporated the feedback… Continue reading The importance of feedback

Books, Cover Art, editing, Outlander, Pete and the Perilous Persian Bottle, Publications, The Persian Bottle, Writers Journey

Children’s book looking good, short story on the way.

So far this month I have completed the latest version of my children's book "Pete and the Persian Bottle".  Now I am up to the editing part.  Great fun. I am really happy with how the story is developing and just need to say (again) what a huge difference the professional advice has made (to… Continue reading Children’s book looking good, short story on the way.