Editor and Writing Coach
I have finished writing my book but am a little shaky. I want someone to give me feedback, pointers and guidance to take it from good to SPECTACULAR!
I have begun writing my book but am stuck. I want someone to keep me on track, be my sounding board and give me feedback until I finish my draft.
I want to grow as a writer, to polish my writing skills with a course in which I can learn at my own pace and get feedback on my work as I write.
Spin Me A Tale Series: Incorporate the prompt text below into your short story. The story can be as long or short as you like. Once you have written it, please post the link to your story in the comments below. We would love to read it. If you ask us to, we will give […]
Whether you are a newbie or a veteran storyteller, there is just one thing you absolutely must not skip—plotting your story. As Editors, we come across many stories which have been written by a seat-of-the-pants instinctive method. Basically, it means you start writing with not too fixed an idea of what you want to say. […]
Indianisms, they do confuse the uninitiated! Indianisms are phrases or words in English which are either Indian in origin or were created through a literal translation of a vernacular phrase. These words or phrases are as often colourful as they are awkward. Some of them come so naturally to us that picking them out of […]
Spin Me A Tale Series: Incorporate the prompt text below into your short story. The story can be as long or short as you like. Once you have written it, please post the link to your story in the comments below. We would love to read it. If you ask us to, we will give […]
Upper or Lower? Capitalization is the practice of making certain words begin with uppercase or capitalized letters when needed. This hardly seems something that might be confusing. Beginnings of sentences; names of places and people; are to be capitalized. That’s simple enough. But there are other places too where capitalization is to be used—and many […]
Spin Me A Tale Series: Incorporate the prompt text below into your short story. The story can be as long or short as you like. Once you have written it, please post the link to your story in the comments below. We would love to read it. If you ask us to, we will give […]
Creativity and imagination can be a curse. Yes, you heard me! You can have a zillion ideas for your story or novel which can overwhelm you. Alternatively, you can sit staring at a blank page because your creativity just decided that it wants nothing to do you or your editor’s deadlines. We have all been […]
A Comma Can Save You From Becoming a Witch! Commas are used to give a pause in a piece of text. They are also used to give emphasis and to clear ambiguity and confusion. As a result, they can save you from becoming a cruel witch! It is true! In this sentence— Pratibha finds inspiration […]
Spin Me A Tale Series: Incorporate the prompt text below into your short story. The story can be as long or short as you like. Once you have written it, please post the link to your story in the comments below. We would love to read it. If you ask us to, we will give […]
Self-Editing is the best option if you write short articles/posts. For longer pieces like books, novels or novellas, you would ideally engage a professional. Before you proceed with polishing your post though, it would be well to understand the challenges first. The biggest challenge is: one usually misses out on spotting one’s own typos and […]