What can I say? It’s been … busy. It’s amazing to see how much The Write Advice has grown since we began this crazy venture in April 2024. I’ve had the privilege and the pleasure of working with lots of incredible writers, some at the beginning of their journey, others looking for a new editorContinue reading “Anna’s 2025 year in review”
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Book Review – Sequela, by Cleland Smith
What a very unique, and at times hideous, tale! And the worst/best thing about it is that I can absolutely see the logic of where the seed of this idea came from. A near-future London in which all risk and reward from trading and business has virtually vanished results in City workers seeking ever moreContinue reading “Book Review – Sequela, by Cleland Smith”
Book Review: The Ruptured Sky
This is Jessica’s debut novel and I had so much fun reading it. After a slightly confusing start, and a bit of a time jump, we settled into a story of danger, dark magic, treachery, and royalty that got stronger and more compelling the further through the story we got. The stakes are huge, theContinue reading “Book Review: The Ruptured Sky”
Book review – Mistress of Lies, by K M Enright
Mistress of Lies is a fantastic first instalment in what promises to be a dark and delicious series.Shan, Samuel and Isaac are complex, flawed, and deeply relatable characters, moulded and broken and moulded again by the worlds they live in and the choices they make.Shan is the titular Mistress of Lies, gathering information and spinningContinue reading “Book review – Mistress of Lies, by K M Enright”
Common questions answered – Stephen
You may know that Steve runs an excellent YouTube channel where he talks all about his own work, interviews indie and trad published authors, and offers advice. Recently, he answered a load of questions posted by viewers on everything from, do trad publishers even want series anymore, to the best way to introduce magical elementsContinue reading “Common questions answered – Stephen”
Common mistakes in query packages
Back in June 2024, we were invited by The Fantasy Hive to contribute a series of articles about our services to writers. This article discusses how best to avoid the common issues we find in query packages that writers plan to send to literary agents. It gives practical advice for writers seeking a traditional publicationContinue reading “Common mistakes in query packages”
Which type of edit do I need?
Our second article with The Fantasy Hive discussed types of editorial feedback to help writers work out what they need – a developmental edit, a copy edit, or a manuscript evaluation. Read on to learn more about the levels of editing we offer, and the stages of writing at which an editor’s expert eye isContinue reading “Which type of edit do I need?”
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