Five Tips for New Copy-Editors: When to Edit and When to Hold Back
New to copy-editing and unsure when to make changes beyond basic corrections? These tips will help you approach those tricky edits confidently without stepping on your clients’ toes. BY ANDREW MURTON As a new copy-editor, you’ve probably faced substantial anxiety over one fundamental question: ‘Should I change this or leave it alone?’ If you’ve completed […]
Writing Tip: Don’t Crowd the Vase
BY HELEN BRAIN Master the art of writing with a florist’s precision. Discover how trimming excess words transforms cluttered prose into powerful imagery. I knew nothing about flower arranging. My approach was just to bung all the stems into the vase until they stood up kind of straight – or until I couldn’t fit any […]
Student Success Story: Tanja Wijnen’s Path to Becoming a Published Children’s Author
Tanja Wijnen, the talented author of The Pangolin Killers (Danish title: Skældyrsjægerne), crafted her debut children’s book while studying with the Writers College. Guided by award-winning author and mentor Helen Brain through the Write a Children’s Book Course, Tanja’s experience with publication is as exciting as her book’s plot. And her success didn’t end there: […]