Crime & Thriller

Michelle Davies: 'Embrace the fact that editing is where the magic happens'

In this interview Michelle Davies, author, editor and mentor on our Complete Your Manuscript programme, shares her editing process. 'Make sure during the edit that your protagonist is memorable enough to carry the novel.

Michelle Davies: 'Embrace the fact that editing is where the magic happens'

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Ruth Newton: 'I'll always be interested in emotions and the lengths we go to avoid, suppress, or express our feelings'

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