by Michelle | Apr 9, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
E is for Exposition Exposition is the insertion of background information that is crucial to the reader’s understanding of a story, be it a backstory (prior events), setting, or description. As with description, my recommendation would be to filter exposition...
by Michelle | Apr 8, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
D is for Describing through Action and (Inner) Voice I’ve read many a book that will grind to a sudden halt as the author stops to describe a character, setting or item. When this happens, I always imagine the characters standing to the side, waiting, or...
by Michelle | Apr 7, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
C is for Crafting your Story (dramatic arc) I briefly touched on the basics of storytelling yesterday and today’s post with expand on that and provide some links I hope you’ll find useful. Each story you write will follow a structure similar to the image pictured...
by Michelle | Apr 6, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
B is for Blank Page This is where all published novels begin life, and this post is about the different approaches an author might take to writing. If you are preparing to write your first novel, I would hope (and advise) that you start your novel writing career with...
by Michelle | Apr 3, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
An introduction Creative writing is my passion. My earliest memory of writing a book was when I was about nine. I was really into Enid Blyton’s boarding school stories and inspired by this, I recall writing a whole (exercise) book on a similar subject. I no longer...
by Michelle | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog
It has taken several days of research, namely checking what prices other editors charge, but I have finally decided on my new pricing structure. While it doesn’t quite stretch to the recommended minimum rates suggested by the Society for Editors and Proofreaders...
by Michelle | Feb 17, 2018 | Blog, Pricing, Updates
There’s nothing quite like receiving a letter from the DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) to encourage you (well, me) to address the issue of pricing. I have been mentioning raising my prices to just about every client for the past two years (and have...
by Michelle | Jan 31, 2018 | Projects (Published)
Charon was once the Ferryman of the Underworld. Now he’s the doorman of a disused office block. If only the old Gods hadn’t lost that drunken bet all those centuries ago, things would be very different. For a start, Ragnarök probably wouldn’t be on its way. Ra is...
by Michelle | Jan 11, 2018 | Projects (Published)
A standalone novel from the Untamed world… LOVE WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE EASY. All her life, Keelie Lin-Sykes has known what she wants: to protect her brother and sisters by killing as many of the soulless Enhanced Ones as she can. Oh, and to have fun while...
by Michelle | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog
I am in the process of planning my diary and availability for next year, so this is a call for provisional bookings, to try and pre-empt which months you will need and avoid you waiting in a three-four month queue for me to start. From next year, I will only be...
