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Why not tell us something about yourself? Welcome aboard - hope you find your way around okay.

Hi Martin - welcome aboard! I'm one of the "everywhere" crowd - I live in the West Indies.

This is from today's Irish Times and makes for interesting reading - it clearly lays out the case that writing is a business. As a writer and an editor, this confirmed so much of what I've learned over the last ten years. Litopia has been a big part of that journey...

Hi Rachel (and thanks, Carol) Sorry to be so late with this post – I've been buried in work recently! I'm a professional editor and a member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), the only professional editorial society in the UK. It's the only place traditional publishers go to...

Welcome aboard and pull up a chair... there's lots to learn and some great people here who can help you along your journey. Isn't being a writer wonderful? I'm also a professional editor.

Hi Tom Don't feel bad! It's called 'word blindness' and it happens to us all. Your brain skims over the shape of the words rather than the words themselves. When I'm not writing fiction, I'm a copy editor and proofreader. Here are a couple of tips to help you if you have to do your own...

Actually, I've put writing aside for the time being as I need to earn an income! I'm a professional editor - mostly working with authors and publishers of fiction and non-fiction.

Hi Yanapuma and welcome aboard! You've definitely come to the right place - there are so many supportive people here who all have one thing in common - their creative journey. I live on a tiny island in the Caribbean and there is no writing group here. I too felt isolated and alone until I...

Hi Andrew - it's exactly like being a plotter or a pantser. I have done both - I began as a pantser because I didn't know what I was doing and just let the ideas flow. It was based on a short story I had written. As I tried to wrestle the book into some kind of shape I realised I was...

For all you kidlit writers out there ... this is a wonderful opportunity. If you haven't heard of WriteOnCon or 'attended' any of their events in the past, I'd highly recommend it. It's a 'not to be missed' event, IMHO. Check out the website: WriteOnCon 2019

Welcome aboard, Katherine! Hope to see you around...

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Well done - fantastic news! Time to celebrate....

That's really great news - congratulations! I have also sent you a PM...

Hi Sue 2 - welcome aboard!