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I'm Andrew Hodges, a fiction editor.

Science fiction, fantasy, and worldbuilding are my specialisms. Check out the posts below!

Review: Ready Player One

I both loved this book and really disliked parts of it. If you haven’t read it, here’s what it’s about. The text below contains some...

Book review: Networking for Freelance Editors

Networking for Freelance Editors: Practical Strategies for Networking Success by Brittany Dowdle, Linda Ruggeri Find out more on their...

Course Review – CIEP Copyediting 3: Progress

Phew! I made it to the end of the CIEP’s copyediting suite. This consists of three courses, the first of which is an introduction. The...

Developmental Editing by Scott Norton: a review

What is developmental editing exactly? Very occasionally, when I receive a text for copyediting I realise that it isn’t ready and needs...

Copyediting course review – CIEP Copyediting 2: Headway

Summary This course has fine-tuned my knowledge of a UK style guide (New Hart’s Rules), given me more confidence (as a pass means I know...

The PTC Basic Proofreading Course – A Review

What this post on the PTC Basic Proofreading course covers: The topics in the PTC Basic Proofreading course My personal experience of the...