Tag Archives: editing

Back to Basics?

Posted on January 22, 2018 by hcannam

Anyone remember these little bits of plastic? I found this in a box in my study the other day, when I was hunting for a missing phone cable (why are all cables not standardized, to save all this hassle?). The … Continue reading →

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More than a pause…

Posted on June 23, 2017 by hcannam

Things don’t always go according to plan. There must be a good many people who’ve thought that over the past year—David Cameron and Theresa May among them. But it’s not just out in the wide world that life can scatter … Continue reading →

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A very good review?

Posted on April 21, 2016 by hcannam

Every author loves a good review. We all wish that every one of the readers of our books would give us at least 3 stars and say something nice about our writing. Apart from anything else, good reviews on Amazon … Continue reading →

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Ruthless Revision

Posted on July 29, 2015 by hcannam

I should have known it was mistake. Being married to a man with an aversion to history, and no historical sense at all, is not perhaps ideal for a writer of historical novels. What’s more, I never, ever, let anyone … Continue reading →

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