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Tips on writing your novel or article

22 May 2023authorship, proofreading, writing

They say there is a book in each one of us waiting to be written. If that is true it is probably easier for some people than others to turn that into a published book. The first decision to take […]

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How NOT to write a novel – from an established author

28 Aug 2020proofreading

Many months ago (in 2019) I read an interesting article by Fay Weldon in a Sunday magazine. She is the author of Life and Loves of a She-Devil that was also turned into an excellent TV series some years ago. […]

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House style – Part 2

19 Mar 2020US English

In part 1 I considered why a house style is necessary for a business – for reasons of consistency, brand identity, and economy. Here I will cover a few areas that should be considered based on UK English usage Writing […]

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Developing a house style

13 Feb 2020proofreading

Why you need a “house” style By “house” style I mean a writing or editorial style that a company or organization will aim to apply to all the documents and communications it produces. The same can perhaps apply to an […]

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Tips for writing fiction from a master thriller writer

18 Jul 2019proofreading

In his 2017 book Camino Island by John Grisham – an undisputed master of crime and legal thrillers – the bookshop-owner Bruce Cable gave the following tips for writing fiction. The character said that he had read over 4000 books […]

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Points to watch for when revising text

15 Mar 2018proofreading

It is always good practice to revise and if necessary completely rewrite text in documents to ensure that they are accurate, concise, and the best they can be. Straightforward you might think and Aleksandr Orlov, TV superstar meerkat might say […]

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Tips for writers: Avoiding sexist and biased language: part 2

7 Sep 2017proofreading

Biased language refers to words and phrases that can be considered hurtful, offensive, and prejudiced. Biased language includes expressions or terms that demean or exclude people because of age, ethnicity, marital status, race, religion, politics, sex, sexual orientation, social class, or certain physical or mental traits.

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Tips for writers: Avoiding sexist and biased language: part 1

25 Aug 2017proofreading

In the first part of this blog I will discuss the occurrence and the effect of using sexist language and in part 2 I will go on to the wider issues of using stereotypes and biased language.

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Tips for writers: Collective nouns and mass nouns

15 Jun 2017proofreading

At first glance by the layperson the terms collective nouns and mass nouns might appear to be the same, but there are differences.

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Tips for writers: Knowing how to use hyphens and dashes

2 Feb 2017proofreading

You might wonder what the difference is between hyphens (-) and dashes/rules (*– en, — em dash/rule) that are to be seen in publications. Well, they have distinct functions in punctuation. The main ones are covered below. Hyphens These are […]

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