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Anne Whitfield, author of historical and contemporary fiction and short stories.
My journey as a published author.
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Researching WWI nurses
I'm thoroughly enjoying researching nurses in Word War I for my current novel. I recently bought the book, A War Nurse's Diary, which, although short, was helpful in letting me learn what nurses did in those dreadful years of slaughter and death.The...
Speaking Engagement
This morning I took part in my first speaking engagement arranged by my local library. I was very nervous but the people there were extremely kind and friendly which helped me considerably and they put on a lovely morning tea, though sadly I was too...
Article: Editing
Repost: Editing Is Your Friend As an editor, I find many writers have either edited their work too much or too little.The key is to edit well enough to create a great story, but not too much that your work no longer has heart. A lot of novel auth...
The Editor's Creed
The Editor\'s CreedCopyright K.M. Frontain, 28 August 2007Permission to reprint granted to all1. I’m not here to be your fan, but I will be your first fan the day your story is published. I am here to see the flaws in your submitted work. It’s my...
What To Expect.
For any new writer, novel writing that is, my advice is to know what you're getting into, as writing the novel can be the easiest part to the whole process. It's after you write 'The End' that the real work starts.Firstly, make sure you have the time...
