by Rob Worth | 22 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
Is my baby ugly? How to get the best from a developmental editor. A developmental edit is not about spelling and commas but big questions about structure, flow, completeness and the reader. To get the best out of your developmental editor, remember three things: 1....
by Rob Worth | 15 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
3 examples of making sentences clearer and smoother Three examples of making sentences read better. They are taken from a line edit of a book I worked on recently. The main aims are clarity and smooth reading. Example 1 Organizations are complex, while their models...
by Rob Worth | 11 Jul 2021 | Structure, Writing tips
4 questions to make your complexity or systems book compelling If you are thinking about writing a book, make it relevant to readers with 4 questions. 1) What’s my unique position? List experiences, models, methods, stories and insights. 2) Think about the different...
by Rob Worth | 10 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
The easiest trick to get your prose to read better This week, I watched a live broadcast with two authors. She was just releasing an audiobook she had read herself. She said she had tripped over some sentences. He replied, “Writing to be read is different to writing...
by Rob Worth | 2 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
How to write horrific complexity and systems books A teenage boy stumbles down a narrow, dark hotel corridor. The doors loom over him as he staggers on, close to tears, trembling. Where is the serial killer? Is she here…? How does the horror screenwriter shape...
