by Michelle | Aug 18, 2015 | Projects (Published)
Arianna Montgomery has no recollection of her past life when she discovers she has a part to play in the new human race. As much as she tries to fight the cause, it may turn out she has a much bigger role to play than she realized. But can Arianna handle the...
by Michelle | Aug 4, 2015 | Copy-editing, Society for Editors and Proofreaders
I did it – finally – I signed up to the Society for Editors and Proofreaders introduction to copy-editing. I now have six lovely lessons that will (hopefully) put me on the right road to becoming a truly professional copy-editor (with a lot of practice...
by Michelle | Aug 3, 2015 | Blog, Open University, Society for Editors and Proofreaders
I am thrilled – no, ecstatic – no, amazed, that after six years of study with the Open University I have been awarded a 2:1 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in English Literature. It has been a long journey (mostly enjoyable) although there were a few...
by Michelle | Jul 30, 2015 | Society for Editors and Proofreaders
Oh, I am so easily pleased. The Society for Editors and Proofreaders have just issued new logos to reflect their new membership structure. I, for example, used to be an associate, but am now an entry-level member. Mostly because I’ve been so busy editing,...
by C.R.Michaels | Jul 3, 2015 | Writing
In November 2009 I discovered Nanowrimo – a worldwide writing challenge with one goal – write a complete novel with a minimum of 50,000 words, and so I did. I signed up, I wrote solidly for thirty days, and I completed my novel. I even did a little editing before...
by Michelle | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog, Marketing, Promotion, Quality Writing
It has taken me a while, but through the course of promoting books for free on my other site, and through several engagements with independent authors, I have come to a decision as to what direction to take with this site. While I am keen to continue writing about all...
by Michelle | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog, Society for Editors and Proofreaders
It’s been a long and drawn out process (mainly because I kept changing my mind about what degree to take), but I am pleased to report, that at 1pm, yesterday afternoon, I completed my English Literature BA (Hons) degree. After nine months of studying...
by Michelle | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorised
I’ve been a little tied up since the start of the year with University coursework and assignments. The last module of my degree is certainly intense, we’re reading and studying a Shakespeare play every two weeks, with an assignment every four. Still,...
by Michelle | Feb 2, 2015 | Projects (Published)
Thirteen… As far as numbers go, it isn’t a great one. Hell, it’s not even a good one and Vincent Graves is going to find out just how unlucky of a number it can be. Because someone, or something, is killing people in the Empire state, and whatever it...
by Michelle | Jan 30, 2015 | Web Marketing
[divider] One of the requirements for the 2015 reading challenge was to read a non-fiction book. Now, I could have used my Open University text book, but owing to the fact I’ve been trying to help some indie authors promote their self-published books, I thought...
