Tag: Editing

  • 3rd August 2012

    Stop and Think time Yes, I am at that point, the two thirds of the way through the novel point… or rather, me and my co-writer are.  We started our adult contemporary novel at the end of February this year, so have had five months working away at it.  I had this vague idea in…

  • 8th June 2012

    Weaving Words I’ve often thought about the parallel between sewing and weaving, and writing, but always in relation to writing poetry.  It’s a metaphor that has been used by writers before, as has the technique of quilting, and these metaphors can also apply to life, community and the weaving together of cultures and histories.  The…

  • 30 September

    Pencil holding fingers – an editing workshop How do you feel about the editing process?  Is it something you relish, or something you find difficult and face with a sense of dread? Almost exactly a year ago, I attended an editing workshop at Nottingham Writers’ Studio,  an incredible experience which had a lasting effect on me for…