editing – Damaris Young

Sense of Community

I have always thought writing to be a lonely career. I envisioned great writers to be social pariahs, shunning social events for their craft. I imagined them scribbling away all hours of the day and night at desks in dusty rooms filled with books. But while this may be the case for some, many famousContinue reading “Sense of Community”

The hard part

I finished my novel a few weeks ago, before I put it aside and dealt with the stressful experience of moving house. Now that I am settled into my new home, I have to try and focus on editing the novel – which I am finding more traumatic than the house move! I feel asContinue reading “The hard part”