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 is over-editing – when you edit so much, the meaning of the story changes or…
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 harsh shrill Slices the crisp, chill air. Closed cups of tulips point skywards And daffodils…
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 irritating as the spelling of a word flicking from American to English. That’s any easy…