Writers Blog

Finishing the first draft of a novel is a great feeling. You’ve done a lot of hard work and you can kick back and relax a bit, right? Well, yes, absolutely, but not for long because the first draft is just that. There’s still a bit of work to do, and the next process is revising it. A revision can be...

You’ve sent your manuscript off to your editor, and it comes back covered in red hieroglyphs. Dumbfounded, you’re not quite sure what to make of it, and so you turn to the internet for help. And that’s where this article comes in! Today, we’ll go through what all those hieroglyphs – that is, proofreading...

Dragons, witches, faeries, and trolls – these fantastical elements were always part of human storytelling, long before the printing machine was invented. From classic fairy tales to charming children’s books on the periphery of literature, the fantasy genre has been enchanting its audience since the...

You’ve poured hours of work into your research paper, and now that it’s finally ready for submission, you realize you need to write a journal cover letter. Yes, that’s right – you aren’t quite finished just yet. A cover letter is an important part of the submission process, and if you write it well,...

Writing the methods section for your thesis sounds like a daunting task, but don’t worry – we’ve all been there. The good news is that once you learn how to break your methodology down into specific steps, the whole writing process will become much easier. Let’s unpack the purpose of a methods section,...