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Proofreading for international students

11 Jan 2022proofreading, students, writing

The difficulties international students sometimes face with grammar when writing documents in the English language.

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Should an editorial freelance choose a niche?

7 Sep 2021copy-editing, freelance, proofreading, writing

Choosing a niche will allow a freelance to target a certain client or market sector, and position themselves as an editorial expert in that industry. Is it as easy as that or are there drawbacks?

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How NOT to write a novel – from an established author

28 Aug 2020Uncategorized

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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Developing a house style

13 Feb 2020authorship, capitalization, editing, grammar, punctuation, spellings, tips for writers, writing

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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Authors’ quotations on writing: What do writers think of their craft?

28 Apr 2017authors on authors, authorship, editing, humour, writing

I have discussed previously authors’ quotations about each other – sometimes derogatory – but how do they and others regard the craft of writing? Here are a few of the more humorous ones.

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