When You're Done

Are You Paying Attention?

Rewriting and editing, The writing life, When you're done, Writing tips

One of the keys to success for a writer is an ability to pay attention to the macro as well as the micro, to the mundane as well as the sublime.

Writing a synopsis

Rewriting and editing, When you're done

Writers often moan and groan about writing a synopsis. But there's no escape; you're going to have to do it.

Behind the Successful Debut Book

Rewriting and editing, The writing life, When you're done

The 'overnight' success of debut books is usually built on a development process spanning many, many years.

What does an editor do?

Rewriting and editing, When you're done

How does an editor help a writer with their manuscript? What do they do?

Seeking Feedback

When you're done

The right sort of feedback, from the right reader, at the right time will, without a doubt, make you a better writer.

Managing Feedback

The writing life, When you're done

We may not have control over the feedback we receive, but we do have control over the way we respond to it and what we do next – how we manage it.

When am I Done?

The writing life, When you're done

Knowing when your work is ready to be launched into the wider world can be a difficult thing to pin down.

Surviving Rejection

The writing life, When you're done

‘Resilient writers think of success and rejection as a package deal: If we want to accept writing success when it comes, we must be willing to accept writing defeat when it happens.'

Self-publishing Skillset: Jack of all trades

When you're done

To be a successful self-publisher you have to be a 'Jack of all trades'.

Sending Your Manuscript out

When you're done

It can be confronting to let go of your precious baby and send your manuscript into the wider world of professional readers: assessors, editors, agents, publishers.