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We hope that this editorial blog, packed with tips and ideas, will inspire and inform your writing projects.

Here you’ll find posts on grammar, good writing habits, and practices, plus the latest news from the publishing industry.

Harper North, the new kid on the publishing block?

I was excited to be on a webinar, run by The Society of Authors, with Harper North Publishing Director, Genevieve Pegg and Alice Murphy-Pyle, Head of Marketing, talking about their ambitions for...

Quotation, Exclamation and Question Marks

Quotation, exclamation & question marks. If you are perplexed by using single or double quotation or whether to place the punctuation inside or outside the speech marks, this short guide is just for you.

The Spellchecker Trap

You would be amazed at the number of simple spelling mistakes I find missed by authors and spellcheck. These word crimes are due to Homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but have...

Why your book cover must pass the 2-second test

They say, “Never judge a book by its cover,” but that is precisely what we do. Your book spine or book cover has only 8 seconds to impress a bookshop browser to purchase.