Poetry Tips I recently attended an Australia Society of Authors’ zoom session, Pathways to Poetry Publication from which I gleaned a basketful of excellent tips and heart-felt information from two highly acclaimed poets, Jacinta Le Plastrier – CEO of Australian Poetry, and the award-winning Omar Sakr. Omar discussed how his adventures with writing came from […]
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https://www.merilaneediting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/QAFastidiousBlog.mp4 Press play for Fastidious to appear Contact Merilane Editing Merilane: Thanks for turning up, Fastidious. Fastidious: No problem. Living the dream! Merilane: Of course. What have you got for us today? Fastidious: Articles, Merilane, and I don’t mean the legal variety. Merilane: Tell me then, what are these articles you speak of? Fastidious: They
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The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay is the Australian Children’s classic that continues to hit all the right places. First published in 1918, it’s remarkably still in print. check out these LIVELY phrases! “Humour’s humour,” shouted Bill, “but puddin’ in the whiskers is no joke.” Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding Tweet Of course there was
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“Always, from when I was young, my mother hoped I’d write a book.” The excitement of receiving cartons of your books direct from the printer is one of the most rewarding times in the book creation process. Finally, the author can see their hard-work, time, energy, and concentration revealed in the joy of their own
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Substantive Editing Ensures Promises Are Met! Substantive Editing strengthens the foundations of a book, article, blog post, letter, or report. It considers the body of work as a whole and looks at the big picture and overarching narrative from beginning to end. A substantive editor will assess a text to identify incongruities that undermine the
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