Let’s not start off on the wrong foot. At a glance, this heading could be construed as meaning that it is possible to edit until the day you die, which I’m sure it is. However, the subject of this topic…

by Janine Pulford Easter Monday 2000: To Mum and Dad Turbines on the mountain  Beyond the spreading beech tree Swish in the early morn As a hearty cockerel Hails the dawn Punctuating the perpetual noise from the rookery  A pheasant’s…

You’ve got your novel finished and as you begin to read through you notice an inconsistency. If you’re a compulsive editor like me, this will happen no matter how hard you try to be consistent. It may be something as…

Writing a news report can be a daunting task if you have no experience of how to put something together to grab an editor’s attention. Here are a few tips to get you on your way. First, decide where you…

Drink, drink, drink Drink plenty of water. How many times have you heard that piece of advice? Yet how many of us manage the recommended 1.5-2 litres (around 3 pints) a day? In our household there are two who do…

Here’s a little advice that I take myself regularly because although I love words, there are some words I don’t like much. They are: THAT – mainly superfluous. Reread a sentence and if it sounds right without that word –…