On the Crux of the Year

Some of you may have noticed that I seem a little ‘off’ lately. I have made cryptic posts online. In real life, I may have seemed subdued. This is because Jamie and I are splitting up, as of two weeks ago today. We have been together for just shy of ten years, the anniversary would [...]

Posted at 12:29 am on 21 June 2010 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Family | read on

Fixing Clunky Prose

Clumsy and clunky phrases in your novel can act as a form of authorial intrusion and can put off your reader. Charlie Jane has sensible things to say about correcting bad phraseology in your novel. My own edits are quite similar. These are the words and phrases I search for and try to fix. 1. [...]

Posted at 10:54 am on 10 June 2010 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Writing | read on