Tag: editing

  • Let’s eat Grandma vs Let’s eat, Grandma

    Let’s eat Grandma vs Let’s eat, Grandma

    The final proofread/edit of a novel. It’s the thing writers dread. We start with hope, that our text will be perfect, and clean and delightful – and then we come across the dreaded typo, or a phrase that contradicts a previous one, that just glare at us off a page.…

  • Cut/Snip/Tweak

    I’ve always admired great editing in films, when the timing, pace and impact of a scene create something truly memorable. There’s so much that goes into a scene, whether it’s on a screen or a page. Even though the director or novelist have something planned out to take the plot…