Author Athenaeum
Here you will find articles, editorial advice and useful resources for developing your writing, strengthening your manuscript and preparing your work for an editor.
Writing & Communication
Advice on making deliberate choices as a writer, keeping the reader in mind and recognising when the story itself should determine how it is written.
Working with an Editor
What to expect when you hand a finished manuscript to an editor, what the editor brings to the process and what they will and will not change.
Reference Library
Books, guides and useful reference material for writers, including language, style, storytelling and the practical side of preparing a manuscript.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft — Stephen King
Part memoir and part practical guide to the craft of writing.
King writes about language, character, revision and the discipline
of writing, as well as his own experience of becoming and working
as a writer.
Steering the Craft — Ursula K. Le Guin
A practical exploration of how prose works, including sound,
rhythm, sentence construction, point of view and narrative voice.
Particularly useful for writers who want to look closely at the
choices they make on the page.
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers — Renni Browne and Dave King
A guide to looking critically at your own manuscript before handing
it to someone else. It covers problems including dialogue,
exposition, point of view and interior monologue, with practical
examples of how fiction can be strengthened during revision.
