by Michelle | Sep 13, 2016 | Achievements, Ink and Insights writing contest, Writing
Having succumbed to the latest strain of the common cold, courtesy of my youngest child, I took a couple of days off editing as my brain ceased to function well enough to read and edit. Instead, I took some time to read through the feedback I got from the Ink and...
by Michelle | Aug 25, 2016 | Achievements, Blog
A while back one of my clients contacted me to say that his second book – Grave Measures – had been nominated for Dragon Con. I congratulated him, of course, lots of ‘well done’ and ‘that’s fab’ and then carried on editing...
by Michelle | Mar 15, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Coursera, Studying, The Craft of Plot, Writing Assignments
Coursera’s ‘The craft of Plot’ is one of five courses in the creative writing category. I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the basics and also to try and get back into the habit of doing a little writing myself. In order to earn this...
by Michelle | Dec 31, 2015 | Achievements
[divider]This is an indirect achievement, the full credit remains with the author, R.R.Virdi, for the marvellous story, but I did play a small role in tidying up the text and believe it is worthy of a shout out. Grave Beginnings won this award for offering an...
by Michelle | Dec 21, 2015 | Achievements, Blog
I chose to take the Society for Editors and Proofreader’s introductory course to copy-editing (while completely bypassing the proofreading course they recommend you start with) and I’m pleased to show off my certificate for doing so. I’m not sure yet...
