Tips on Writing Fiction
Calling all writers. Do you want to write fiction? Are you not sure how to? Need some writing tips for authors? Well, the good news is...
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- Aug 14
- 3 min
What you need to know about content writing
Digital marketing is a whole new world that is changing every day, there are so many trends to stay on top of, so many new platforms to...
- Jul 14
- 2 min
Why you need to hire a copywriter
As a business owner, you may be contemplating with the idea of hiring a freelance copywriter to help you. A copywriter is there to help...
- Jun 8
- 7 min
Marketing your self-published book
Congratulations, you have self-published your book. And while this is an amazing achievement, unfortunately the hard work doesn't stop...
- May 12
- 1 min
What is a copywriter?
Now that I have introduced my copywriting services into my business, I thought it would be a good idea to explain exactly what a...
- Mar 31
- 3 min
Readers should support independent authors too!
Independent authors need just as much, maybe even more support than traditionally published authors. Publishing a book on your own is a...
- Mar 3
- 4 min
Things to consider when publishing an eBook
If you're going down the self publishing route and you're in the end stages of finishing your book, then you may want to consider the...
- Feb 3
- 3 min
A word class round up
That time has now come to do a round up of all the word class blog posts I have been writing for the past year. But first: What is a word...
- Jan 3
- 4 min
Finish your manuscript!
It's the new year, which means this is the year you finish your manuscript. Writing a book is daunting and sometimes even when you've put...
- Dec 10, 2022
- 5 min
Christmas writing prompts
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... As it's December 1st, some Christmas spirit is due on Sophie's Proof, and I...
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
Character building exercises
When it comes to writing, your characters play such a massive part in the quality of your story. Getting to know your characters is...
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
How to find the time to write
As a writer one of your biggest problems can be finding the time to actually write, or finding any excuse to avoid it. Your book isn't...
- Aug 19, 2022
- 7 min
The self-publishing process
On May 6th 2022, I self-published my first novel... And now I am sharing my experience in the hopes it can help someone with their...
- Jul 15, 2022
- 2 min
What are pronouns?
The final post in my word class series is pronouns! Pronouns take the place of a noun in a sentence to keep writing more concise and to...
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Primary school English lies
One thing I have learnt and noticed as a writer and editor is how scarred we are from primary school English lessons. There were so many...
- Jun 10, 2022
- 4 min
Writing in 2nd person
You, I am writing this blog post for you... Essentially, this is second person... Writing in 2nd person (aka direct address) is one of my...
- May 20, 2022
- 3 min
What is the role of a copyeditor?
What is a copyeditor? The copyedit is completed in the final (ish) stages of the editing project. It looks at the micro aspects of a...
- May 20, 2022
- 4 min
Editing tips for Microsoft Word
As a writer and editor, I have a few tips and tricks that can instantly tidy up a piece of work and help it get ready for the editing...
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
What are prepositions?
Every single word in a sentence will belong to a word class, there may be times where a word's job differs and therefore it will belong...
- Mar 25, 2022
- 4 min
Signs you're DONE with your manuscript
As a writer it can be so hard to get to the point where you feel like you have completely finished your book. After spending so long...
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