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If you’ve decided to write the story of your life (memoirs), there are a few things to consider which may be useful. How much you want to write will help you decide what to create. An autobiography is your entire life story – your childhood, family life, teenage years and so forth. Writing this could be a lot of fun, […]
READ MOREMore Tips for Editing Copy 1. For easy editing: cut out unnecessary words wherever possible. This is important when you’ve got a strict word count to stick to, but in all writing it’s good to make it as tight as possible. For instance, in the previous sentence I could remove the words “to stick to” – it would still make […]
READ MOREEditing Your Work for Better Copy 1. Think about whether you want to use British English or American English. As a general rule, it can be assumed that British writers should use British English. However, it can depend on your target audience or where the majority of your readers are based. It’s important to decide which you’ll use and stick […]
READ MOREWhether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, it’s vital that you spend time properly editing your work. Regardless of its purpose, a blog for your website needs checking as thoroughly as a manuscript to be published. Editing Your Copy 1. For a piece of text which will be published, there are two types of editing. The first is a copy edit, […]
READ MOREThe second part of the guide to writing better and making the process easier 1. Don’t rely on the in-built spell-checker when you’re writing. It’s easy to become complacent when you see those red and blue squiggles, reassuring you that typos have been picked up for you. Not so fast! Microsoft Word’s grammar checker often suggests some truly odd changes […]
READ MOREIf you’ve ever been asked to create a blog post for work and panicked because you don’t know where to start with writing, here are some tips to help you craft a piece of copy you’ll be proud to see online or in print. What You Need to Know Before You Start Know your audience: You should already know who […]
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At college and university, trying to get to the recommended word count for my essays was often a struggle, but I find for my personal writing I have no trouble in producing paragraph after paragraph of copy. Generally, this is a good thing, as there’s nothing worse than writer’s block. However, apart from the risk of repeating yourself or waffling, […]
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Start Writing! It can be daunting to be faced with a blank sheet of paper or Word document and to wonder where to begin. Writing is not the easiest thing to do; it takes time and energy to get it right. When the dreaded writer’s block strikes, you can be tempted to make negative comparisons to others, particularly if it’s […]
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Writer’s block or low self-confidence can strike the best of us at any time, and they can both be as much trouble for content writers as for authors. The good news is, feeling stuck or uncertain is only temporary, and rather than sitting and waiting for the feelings to pass, you can work through them and get writing again. Writing […]
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Fiction authors are often asked about how they write, so I thought I’d explain my writing process too. I write most of my copy in longhand with pen and paper, unless it’s transcription, as it’s far quicker and more practical to do that straight to PC. This may seem long-winded, but I find it helps me set out my thoughts. […]
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