Writing Tips

Non-fiction Checklist

Non-fiction Checklist

  We recommend you answer these questions before you start writing, because doing so will give you a better idea of the possibilities available and the route you are taking...

Non-fiction Checklist

  We recommend you answer these questions before you start writing, because doing so will give you a better idea of the possibilities available and the route you are taking...

How to Get Started on Your Book

How to Get Started on Your Book

  THINK about why you want to write (long-held ambition, desire to tell a story, have an issue to highlight?) DECIDE what you are going to write. Think about format,...

How to Get Started on Your Book

  THINK about why you want to write (long-held ambition, desire to tell a story, have an issue to highlight?) DECIDE what you are going to write. Think about format,...

How to Finish a First Draft

How to Finish a First Draft

  How do you finish the first draft of your manuscript: WRITE regularly, when you are at your most productive, whenever and wherever this is (unless it’s in the middle...

How to Finish a First Draft

  How do you finish the first draft of your manuscript: WRITE regularly, when you are at your most productive, whenever and wherever this is (unless it’s in the middle...

How to Revise Your Manuscript

How to Revise Your Manuscript

  How to Revise Your Manuscript. Read through your manuscript. If you can, print it out. Then mark up any weaknesses.  Weaknesses include flabby writing, misspellings, grammatical errors Check the...

How to Revise Your Manuscript

  How to Revise Your Manuscript. Read through your manuscript. If you can, print it out. Then mark up any weaknesses.  Weaknesses include flabby writing, misspellings, grammatical errors Check the...