As a relatively new freelancer, I’m very aware that my authority here is far from absolute! Even as a newcomer though, I’ve already worked on several manuscripts which indie authors have previously paid to have edited, only for a horribly…
First of all, I should apologise for not having blogged in quite some time. My ‘To Edit’ pile has been towering. As I finally seem to have a few minutes free on this rainy bank holiday afternoon, I thought it…
Given that we’ve conquered the dreaded comma splice, I thought it might be time to take a look at The Oxford Comma, and all the fuss that lies therein. I have the misfortune to live near Oxford, and I…
The most frequent mistake made with a comma is when it’s used to connect two independent clauses. This is what we refer to as the ‘comma splice’. Julie loved France, she visited at least five times a year. Both…
I’m really happy to be able to let you know that as well as continuing to work with my much-loved Markham Correct clients, I’m now also going to be doing some work for the friendly, talented souls over at…
When it comes to the use of dashes, I regularly see authors going for all manner of random combinations throughout their MS. And no wonder, given that there are three of the little blighters to choose from: the hyphen…
Following on from my semicolon post, it’s time to conquer the colon (in a grammatical, not an anatomical sense). Whilst I don’t see colons used with as much misplaced, random abandon as semicolons, I rarely see them used at all.…
I’ve reached the final couple of chapters in the Sci-Fi novel I’ve been editing, and it looks like my favourite project to-date will be coming to a close next week. It’s been by far the most interesting and exciting…
Over the last couple of weeks the majority of my time has been spent proofreading academic essays. I’m a fully qualified teacher, and old habits die hard! I’ve worked on a molecular biology essay at Post Graduate level, alongside…
This morning I hit 1,000 followers on Twitter. This makes me happy I’d like to share my happiness, and gratitude, and up my Indie Author discount to 10% for today only. If you mail me a 1,000 word sample…