‘Famous Authors Series – Roald Dahl’ is our second post profiling famous authors. Best known for his hugely popular children’s books, Roald Dahl was a British author who was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1916 to immigrant Norwegian parents. He died in Oxford, England in 1990. The themes of his children’s books are usually unsentimental […]
Famous Authors Series – Katherine Mansfield
4 November 2020 by Leave a Comment
This is the beginning of a series of posts about the lives of famous authors. Just how ‘regular’ these turn out to be will depend on other content I have to post, but let’s kick off today with the Famous Authors Series – Katherine Mansfield. Katherine Mansfield was a New Zealand author who lived only […]
Clichés, Dead Metaphors and some Alternatives
21 October 2020 by Leave a Comment
In a recent blog, we looked at clichés and overused (or dead) metaphors and their origins (see https://editors4you.com.au/cliches-and-overused-metaphors/). In this blog we look at the same topic, but with a twist – clichés, dead metaphors and some alternatives. As mentioned in the above blog, clichés and overused metaphors can negatively affect the impact of your […]
How Can Writer Coaching Help Me?
7 October 2020 by Leave a Comment
Whether or not you have read the previous blogs on writer coaching (see links at end), you may still be asking yourself, how can writer coaching help me personally? I thought it would be helpful to tell you some stories (anonymously, of course) about several clients I’ve worked with, their reason for wanting coaching, and […]
WRITERS CONNECT! Issue 32
30 September 2020 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to the Writers Connect! Newsletter Writing is a human experience. It’s about connection with everyone and everything around us. We understand you’re busy. So the newsletter usually has just four or five main items of content. A brief but satisfying read. In this issue: Write Here, Right Now: Writing Competitions Word of the Day. […]
Clichés and Overused Metaphors
23 September 2020 by Leave a Comment
We read and hear clichés and overused metaphors all the time, in books, movies and in our own daily speech. We use them because they help paint a more vivid picture for readers, movie-goers and listeners. However, clichés and overused metaphors in writing can dull the impact of a passage. This week’s blog focuses on […]
WRITERS CONNECT! Issue 31
11 September 2020 by Leave a Comment
Writers Connect Issue 31 is the fortnightly newsletter produced by editors4you. It contains writing competitions and inspiration quotations.
Common Redundant Phrases and How to Avoid Them
8 September 2020 by Leave a Comment
Avoid redundant phrases in your writing
WRITERS CONNECT! Issue 30
28 August 2020 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to the Writers Connect! Newsletter Writing is a human experience. It’s about connection with everyone and everything around us. We understand you’re busy. So the newsletter usually has just four or five main items of content. A brief but satisfying read. In this issue: Write Here, Right Now: Writing Competitions Word of the Day. […]
First Person and Third Person Points of View
25 August 2020 by Leave a Comment
Using first person and third person points of view means writing from the ‘I’ or the ‘we’ perspective (first person), or from the ‘he’/‘she’/‘it’/‘they’ perspective (third person). Our blog at the end of July delved into writing from second person point of view (see https://editors4you.com.au/writing-from-second-person-point-of-view/). This time, we focus on first person and third person […]