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Blog post about Meredith Barnes offer for Query Critiques!

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This week I'm running a series of guest posts from experienced editors who are also accomplished authors. Today, I have bestselling UK author Harry Bingham who also runs The Writers' Workshop - a UK-based editorial service. Harry points out that if writers learn how to self-edit effectively, they can drastically cut down on their spending on professional help.

Edit Like A Pro: Guest Post by Harry Bingham

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2012 ... y-bingham/

Middle grade Monday problems. Or, problems with my MG story. On a Monday.

http://tlconwaywriteshere.blogspot.com/ ... blems.html

A to Z Blogging Challenge – 2012 http://sommerleigh.com/archives/5201

As some of you may know, indie author LC Evans lost her battle with cancer earlier this month. Simon Royle (of IndieView) is organizing a tribute today, part of which involves a big giveaway. In short: if you buy any book by LC Evans today, you get to choose another for free out of 40 different titles from a range of authors in all different genres (plus entered into the draw to win all 40 books). Deets here:

We Interrupt This Blog: Tribute to LC Evans

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2012 ... -lc-evans/

Today at Wicked & Tricksy, my post on what it's been like to be the editor/publisher instead of the author...

http://www.wickedtricksy.com/?p=1698

As part of this week's focus on self-editing, I have a guest post from IWU's very own Karin Cox - an author and editor with considerable experience. Karin is also my editor. I have first-hand experience of her impressive pleonasm-hunting skills as well as her uncanny ability to turn my sopa de letras into intelligible prose (no mean feat). Today's post focuses on common mistakes writers make, and how to avoid them.

Self-Editing: Back to Basics, Part I – Guest Post by Karin Cox

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2012 ... karin-cox/

Creator vs. Channeler http://sommerleigh.com/archives/5204

My newest blog post: Write Something New

http://saraflower.wordpress.com/

Today at Wicked & Tricksy:
Writing Distinctive Narrative Voices: http://www.wickedtricksy.com/?p=1642

Why I love Goodreads...

http://laurenwaters.wordpress.com/2012/ ... goodreads/

The Return of Friday Ephemera! http://sommerleigh.com/archives/5209

Today, I wrap up Self-Editing week with the second part of a post from author and editor (and IWUer) Karin Cox on the most common mistakes she sees from writers including shoddy dialogue, talking heads, clumsy exposition, and word mix-up flubs. This is good stuff, peeps!

Self-Editing: Back to Basics, Part II – Guest post from Karin Cox, Editor

http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2012 ... ox-editor/

I finally talk about Lola and the Boy Next Door!

http://www.charleevale.com/blog

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