📍 Why booking a slot with me will help you finish your novel. Have you decided 2022 is the year you’ll finish and publish your book? I can help you make that happen. — 🔊 I’m partway through listening to Robert B. Cialdini Ph.D’s book, Influence. A scenario he shares about a woman who wantedContinue reading “Q. How do I get my book finished this year? A. Read this. ⬇️”
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What’s it like working with me? Check out this testimonial.
🎉 A new testimonial. This has kindly been sent to me by S. A. Houghton, author of ‘A Father’s Love’. “Claire was recommended to me by another author, and boy am I glad. I am a first time author so there was quite a lot of work to be done. Still, Claire was able toContinue reading “What’s it like working with me? Check out this testimonial.”
Why I offer a free sample edit/proofread to indie fiction authors.
Before the festivities begin tomorrow, I’ll be working on a sample proofread for a thriller writer. 1000 words from the middle of his manuscript*. It’s such an important stage of working with a potential client. ✔️ It gives me a flavour of the writer’s style and story.✔️ I get a sense of how much interventionContinue reading “Why I offer a free sample edit/proofread to indie fiction authors.”
Looking for an editor with industry-recognised training credentials? That’s me.
👩🎓 Course done and dusted. I really feel this CIEP fiction course has supercharged the next steps of my career development. I will probably still call myself a proofreader. This is the most common subject line for indie authors contacting me. And some people do want a proofread, as in the final spit and polish,Continue reading “Looking for an editor with industry-recognised training credentials? That’s me.”
I made a mistake this week. Indie authors and newbie editors: read about my experience to help your author–editor relationships be on a firm footing.
⚖️ To provide some balance to the smugness which might inadvertently come across when I post on this account, I want to tell you about something that didn’t work out this week. 🙃 And I’m ok with that. I wrote recently that my sample to signed contract conversion rate is really healthy. It still is.Continue reading “I made a mistake this week. Indie authors and newbie editors: read about my experience to help your author–editor relationships be on a firm footing.”
Is it everyday or every day?
❓ Do you use the word ‘commonplace’ or one of its synonyms often? From time to time, I’m sure. You sometimes need to say that things are usual or ordinary. But my gut feeling is that you use the phrase ‘every day’ more regularly. ✅ I brush my teeth every day. ✅ I check myContinue reading “Is it everyday or every day?”
How do I get some work with traditional publishers?
👋 Hey, publishers. I’m Claire. Nice to make your acquaintance. [That’s not how I started my emails. Perhaps I should have…] As per my November targets, I’ve contacted four traditional publishers to try to get some freelance proofreading/copyediting work. So far, that’s two education publishers and two fiction ones. There are LOADS listed in thisContinue reading “How do I get some work with traditional publishers?”
Looking for someone to edit your indie fiction novel?
Me: It’s crazy how many more enquiries I’m getting now. Seems to have really ramped up. Jon: Not really. You’re working on it an extra day a week. That’s a day extra for marketing and putting yourself out there. *️⃣*️⃣*️⃣ I suppose that’s true. Whatever is going on, whether it’s simply time, or self-belief, orContinue reading “Looking for someone to edit your indie fiction novel?”
Do you need to prepare a sample for a literary agent? I can help you do that.
🆕 New service. I will edit the first ~10000 words of your manuscript to help you get it ready for literary agents. I’ve done this for a fantasy–romance author this week and it has been such a satisfying experience. It’s really important to impress the agent with clarity and precision of expression. Alongside the usualContinue reading “Do you need to prepare a sample for a literary agent? I can help you do that.”
Is welk a word? It’s an archaic one. But, if you’re after the sea snail, that’s whelk.
💡 Microsoft Word does not recognise ‘welk’ as a typo. 🔎 But I spotted it. 🐌 The author meant ‘whelk’ as in the seafood, sea snail thing. ❌ “Tall ships rocked on their moorings as a woman selling cockles and welks wended between sailors.” ✅ “Tall ships rocked on their moorings as a woman sellingContinue reading “Is welk a word? It’s an archaic one. But, if you’re after the sea snail, that’s whelk.”
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