Editing tips – Steph Huddleston

The Rough Draft: March Newsletter

Take a peek behind the scenes! Including my snapshot review of Genrecon, writing news, and important updates to my editing business.

Understanding Style Sheets for Book Editing

Once you’ve finished your book, it’s usually time to dive into the realms of editing. Whether you’re working with a professional editor, or working through self-edits, this post explains what a style sheet is and how it can benefit your work.

Poppy Solomon: How to Prepare for Professional Editing

If you’re reading this post, I’m assuming you have at least one draft of your book down (or you’re just getting ahead with research and planning, which is amazing!) and you’re wondering what the next step is. How do you know if you’re ready for professional editing?

In this post, we’ll discuss some steps to help you figure out if you’re ready to work with an editor, talk about how to prepare to work best with an editor, and go over some tips on finding the right one to work with, and what comes next.

Epigraphs in Fantasy: Fourth Wing Review

As writers (and editors) reading is one of the best things to do to understand what does and doesn’t work. Fourth Wing is a recent example of one of my favourite elements of a book that I don’t think we talk about enough: epigraphs.

What Is Your Ideal Writing Set Up? Desk chair edition

I get a lot of questions about my writing and office set-up. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve likely seen my desk and laptop at some stage. This blog is usually focused on the craft of writing, but today we’ll chat about some of my essentials for a good writing set-up.

7 Tips To Make Character Descriptions More Interesting

All writers seem to know that characters need to be described in a way that’s interesting. Readers want to be captivated, intrigued and entertained by the fictional (or real) people they encounter on the page. But the actual how to make character descriptions interesting is harder to define.

Can A Book Have More Than One Main Character? Thursday Murder Club Book Review

Let’s take a look at The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. I read this book recently and loved it! I also think there’re some excellent principles about multiple character stories which can be seen in action, throughout the book.

The controversy of cliffhangers: does your story need one?

In this post, we’ll be talking all about cliffhangers! Both their strengths and shortcomings. If you want to learn how to harness them to your story’s advantage, read on!

Maintaining Tension In A Sequel: Bound By Firelight Book Review

Bound By Firelight by Dana Swift is an excellent sequel. I loved this book and thought it did a great job of following up Cast In Firelight. In this post, I’ll be reviewing the series and using the series as a case study for maintaining tension across a series of books.