Mistakes new (and maybe established?) writers make

[charlie_cochrane]

Excellent post about this at Ruth A Casie's blog.

Having been on the acquisitions team for four anthologies, I can vouch for the accuracy of that list!

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[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

I'm busy editing at the moment, and struggling with how much of the Yorkshire phrasing in the dialogue I should tweak so people realise it's deliberate, rather than me just writing things wrongly.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

That's a tricky one, unless you can somehow make knowing reference to it early on (like a character remembering to write 'proper' despite how they talk.

Thought of you today - saw a book about Debo.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

I've now done most of the easy edits, so I think I now need to send an email asking what to do with the rest. I also need to find a different word for 'body-warmer' that will make sense to UK and US readers.

Which book did you spot? Ihave two on my To Read pile, one of which Mum wants back!

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

No idea. Just had a picture of her on the front and 'Deborah Devonshire'.