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NB: your book doesn't have to be spooky ... But so much the better if it is ;)
Good morning, and happy spooky season!! To celebrate, I've got a special offer of query packages. Edit of first 10k words, synopsis, and query letter for just £60 for all bookings in October! DM me or email info@vickybrewstereditor.com
The horror movies that made me who I am Scream Scream 2 Poltergeist The House on Haunted Hill I Know What You Did Last Summer The Faculty Return to Oz (fuck off, it's horror) Black Mirror S1 Get Out Jurassic Park
If you're spending this weekend just polishing off your manuscript and want to have someone look it over toot sweet (definitely the wrong spelling), I have availability in October! Find out more about my editing and indexing services here: Vickybrewstereditor.com
Bristolcon I think?
Editing tip of the day: want to include nonbinary characters? Awesome! But don't feel like you have to add a massive justification to why your POV character perceives them as enby. You can just use gender neutral pronouns and move on, like you would with any other character.
Today is the first step in drafting the introduction for my monograph: working out what, if anything, can stay from my thesis
Big scary book proposal (almost) done! Plus I now have a really clear idea of what I want to change about my sample chapters and the book as a whole. And it feels like a book and not a thesis!
Today I'm writing my book proposal. I have never written a book proposal before. Which means this is very scary AND I don't know how long it's going to take. Wish me luck!