Publishing scams
This week’s post is on publishing scams, with a focus on traditional publishing. It covers how authors can protect themselves.
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A fiction editor's blog
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I'm Andrew Hodges, a fiction editor.
Science fiction, fantasy, and worldbuilding are my specialisms. Check out the posts below!
Andrew Hodges
- Mar 30
- 4 min
Q&A: Quotation marks and the term “Gypsy”
Today’s blog post answers these two questions: Can fiction and academic authors mix single and double quotation marks to mean different...
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Andrew Hodges
- Mar 15
- 3 min
The royal order of adjectives for fiction editors
Musings on how fiction editors can approach the royal order of adjectives
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Andrew Hodges
- Feb 17
- 5 min
5 tips for new authors writing a novel query letter in English
5 tips for new authors querying a novel in English. Publishing conventions to be aware of when sending your novel to literary agents.
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Andrew Hodges
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Passive protagonists in SFF writing
Passive protagonists cross my desk a lot. In this blog post I’ll cover: · Why they especially affect SFF writing · Why...
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Andrew Hodges
- Nov 10, 2022
- 5 min
5 common problems with characters in science-fiction and fantasy novels
Problems with characters are common in science-fiction and fantasy novels. Why? Because characters can take a backseat when an author is...
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Andrew Hodges
- Oct 30, 2022
- 4 min
Do you put a comma before ‘and’?
Takeaway: For commas before ‘and’, you must check to see which case applies. There is no simple yes or no answer to this question. If you...
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Andrew Hodges
- Oct 22, 2022
- 3 min
Magic systems: ideas and guiding principles
Magic systems are an important aspect of worldbuilding, and it’s important to get them right. Reveal too little, and your ideas for magic...
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Andrew Hodges
- Jun 7, 2022
- 5 min
What is line editing?
This post covers: Where the phrase line editing may have come from The difference between line editing and copyediting The difference...
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Andrew Hodges
- May 18, 2022
- 6 min
How to write dialogue in a story: 7 tips from Planet Bloviate
This blog post on writing dialogue in a story covers: Common problems with writing dialogue in a story How to avoid clunky dialogue...
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