A Wordsmith’s Guide to Editing Your Own Novel
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Written by acclaimed freelance editor and proofreader Elizabeth M. Hurst, this comprehensive manual is the product of years of working with indie author clients and publishers. Here she shares the secrets of getting your novel manuscript
ready for publication.
From character development to plot structure to mastering the art of dialogue, each chapter offers invaluable insights to elevate your writing.
Learn about the main different types of editing and the order in which they usually take place for maximum effect.
Includes a handy checklist to guide you through the whole process, and some advice on whether traditional publishing or self-publishing might be for you.
The Wordsmith’s Guide to Editing Your Own Novel equips you with the tools to transform your manuscript into a masterpiece, one edit at a time. Dive in and unlock the joy of crafting prose that resonates and endures.
A Light Shines in Darkness
Inspired by the life of Blessed Angelina of Marsciano.
Perugia, the Papal States, 1375: Noblewoman Angelina Angioballi has sworn a vow of chastity, to continue serving the poor and avoid a loveless political marriage that is the plight of other women in her life.
When the mercenary Lord of Perugia, Biordo Michelotti, learns of Angelina’s wealth, he means to make her his wife, and when she refuses he seeks vengeance with devastating consequences.
As her charitable mission grows in popularity, Angelina seeks the support of the Church, but even the Holy See is not immune from corruption.
Just how much will Angelian’s faith be tested as she tries to fulfil her true calling?
The Lost Souls Series
Skilfully weaving a contemporary plot around a historical mystery, Elizabeth concentrates on a group of strong female characters and their individual challenges, romantic and otherwise. A dash of the supernatural brings heightened
tensions to the stories, forcing each protagonist to approach their problems in a way that may be unfamiliar, often resulting in a somewhat unexpected conclusion.
Siren Spirit (Lost Souls 1)
Emma McVeigh is emotionally adrift. Broken-hearted after her marriage breakup, she has escaped city life and sought solace in a quintessential English village. Allowing herself time to regroup seems like the best course of action in her life right now.
However, the picture-perfect thatched cottage she moves into hides a secret and is not the sanctuary she was hoping for. Enter her dashing next-door neighbour, Lewis. Charismatic and confident, he seems to be everything Emma wants in a man and she’s very attracted to him.
But after a drunken one-night stand, he turns out to be not all he seems either. Can they each face their inner demons and, in doing so, solve the mystery of another lost soul?
A Friend in Need (Lost Souls 2)
Selena Thornton wants a child, but she is haunted by tragedy and clinical depression. As a result, she won’t let her husband anywhere near, however hard he tries to be close to her. A rift has opened up between them and it threatens their marriage.
Over three hundred years earlier, against a backdrop of religious oppression, another woman laments the loss of her child, missing presumed dead.
A spooky encounter causes a shift in Selena’s thinking and she begins to view the world through different eyes. Who is the little girl in the Quaker house? And why does it seem like the most important thing in the world to
solve her mystery?
A Letter of Lament (Lost Souls 3)
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