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    SK Stapar is creating her own brave new worlds

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    The romantasy author shares advice on how to tackle a complex magical system across a series, embracing your creativity, and why a fictional realm is the perfect landscape in which to reckon with the emotional highs and lows of real-world turmoil

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  • Editing, How-to

    How to respond to structural edits

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    No matter how experienced you are, receiving feedback on a fiction manuscript can be a lot. Here are my tips on how to respond to structural edits.

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    Rose Monroe is raising the stakes with her Mafia romance series

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    Rose Monroe in a white shirt with the collar pulled up to hide her lower face. She has blonde hair and dark eyes.

    The former magazine writer and stylist brings her experience in the glamorous world of fashion and publishing to her high-stakes, high-heat romance series.

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  • How-to, Writing

    Breaking up is hard to do

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    What you need to know about writing a romance with no third-act breakup.

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    Diane Hester is reshaping the past with fiction

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    The Fortress of Us cover showing the interior of an old timber barn

    An unsettling childhood experience inspired the South Australian author’s latest suspense novel, which explores found family, neurodivergence and the lasting impact of trauma.

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  • Editing, How-to, Writing

    How to make your dialogue shine

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    Give your fictional conversations a glow-up with these tips.

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I'm Penny, a writer and editor. On this blog I share writing tips, editing advice and interviews with authors to get you inspired. Read more

 
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  • How to respond to structural edits
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  • Breaking up is hard to do
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There’s no doubt romantasy is having a moment so i There’s no doubt romantasy is having a moment so if you’re writing in this genre or keen to give it a try, don’t miss my interview with @skstapar.author. We chat about building complex magic systems, making space for creativity and the Slavic folklore underpinning her lavish Midnight Gate series. Link you know where for the full interview! #authorinterview #romantasy
The funniest things can trip you up when you’re ta The funniest things can trip you up when you’re tackling copyedits. This post is designed to save you on those days you’re googling ‘show words on T-shirt fiction’ and getting zero helpful results. Save it now and sign up to my newsletter for practical tips like this every fortnight! Oh, and for more help on the text message situation, I’ve got a verrrry popular blog post on my website. Head to my bio for the link. #editing #copyediting #formatting
Thoughts I’ve had while sipping my daily coffee la Thoughts I’ve had while sipping my daily coffee lately… Authors, do any of these hit home? Let me know in the comments! ☕️ #writing #editing #writingadvice
PSA to all my writer friends… If you want your man PSA to all my writer friends… If you want your manuscript to look professional for editing or submission, these small formatting tweaks go a loooong way. They show you understand industry conventions, care about your editor/agent/publisher’s eyes, AND the chapter heading style makes it super easy to navigate your file, which is a win for everyone.  Bonus tip: Please don’t bother with special fonts or colours for things like letters or fictional newspaper articles etc. They’re hard to read and can corrupt easily. Leave it for your book designer!  Double bonus tip: Download my free DIY Editing Cheat Sheet for more quick and easy tweaks.

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