Three-dimensional CPD

18 Sep 201918 Sep 2019

I've recently returned from my sixth SfEP conference. I wasn't going to write a post about the conference, because nearly everyone does and they do it so well. But I'd…

A week of reflection, planning and writing

26 Jun 2017

I was fortunate enough to be able to take last week off to concentrate on editorial CPD, and then a fiction writing course. First I joined six friends and editorial…

Self-mentoring for editors

28 Feb 2017

Editors tend to be a friendly, helpful bunch, ready to share their successes and challenges, and give each other help and support. The global editorial community is what keeps a…

New year, new challenges … new clingfilm

1 Jan 20171 Jan 2017

On 30 December, on a slow news day (for me), I tweeted about clingfilm. The story behind the image goes that last summer we spent a week or so camping in…

Thoughts on the SfEP professional development day for fiction editors

11 Jun 201614 Jun 2016

On Thursday 9 June I attended a professional development day for fiction editors, run by the SfEP, along with more than 60 other delegates. I’m not a specialist fiction editor.…

Game of Thrones editing styles

22 Apr 201622 Apr 2016

I’m a huge Game of Thrones fan, so with season six about to start, I couldn’t resist a Thrones-themed post. It's not just an immersive epic complete with an expansive…

Reflective practice for editors

15 Jan 2016

I'm a little bit odd. I quite like waiting for the green man to appear before I cross the road at traffic lights. (I got some funny looks when I lived…