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BLOG: How Long Should a Debut Novel Be?

October 12, 2018March 5, 20196 Comments

Lately, I have found myself thinking about the length of books, and with NaNoWriMo coming up, it seemed like the perfect time to discuss what the ‘sweet spot’ was for the length of a novel – particularly debut novels. I currently have on my TBR list three massive books, all topping between 600 and 800 … Continue reading BLOG: How Long Should a Debut Novel Be?

BLOG: Camp NaNo WriMo 2018 – the halfway point

July 17, 2018March 5, 20192 Comments

Just over two weeks into Camp NaNo WriMo, I thought I would give you all a State of the Union update. I am not quite on target to reach 50k yet this month – I should be on around 25k by now, but I only passed 21k yesterday. I’m not worried about this. There have … Continue reading BLOG: Camp NaNo WriMo 2018 – the halfway point

BLOG: Working, Writing and Camp NaNo

June 27, 2018March 5, 20192 Comments

Ever since I was a child, I have loved books. Reading them, buying them, just being around them. That’s why I did an English degree. I had idle dreams of owning a bookshop, or of being a librarian, or being an author, because my naïve mind had no concept of the publishing industry at that … Continue reading BLOG: Working, Writing and Camp NaNo

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My name is Claire, and I’m an early-career editor, UCL MA Publishing class of 16/17, an avid reader and a compulsive opinion-haver.

I live in the Midlands, with my husband and neurotic cat. I enjoy red wine, good books, and awful films.

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