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September in review
September was an incredibly busy month: six books completed, several initial manuscript reviews carried out, a new project started with a first-time author and some time spent learning Atticus. BooksFirst up for the month was Carol Hellier’s follow-up to The Enforcer, the first book in her new gangland…
Could Self-Publishing Be Right for Your Novel?
You’ve finished your novel (or you’re getting close) and now comes another big decision: what are you going to do with it? Self-publishing gives you the chance to shape the book from manuscript to finished copy. You can choose the cover, set the publication date and decide what…
Eggcorns – The Language Mistakes That Almost Make Sense
‘Let’s nip it in the butt.’ Language is constantly evolving and adapting to the whims of its speakers, and as a result it’s not surprising to encounter linguistic phenomena that both confound and amuse us. One such delightful linguistic quirk is the eggcorn. An eggcorn arises when a…
Does Bigger Equal Better?
Does using bigger words mean a better book? In this blog, I’ll look at the pros and cons of using complicated language.
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