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CIEP conference review and AI-assisted editing
Two weeks ago I took the train over to Glasgow for the CIEP 2023 conference. This is the biggest editorial conference each year in the UK, and several…
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Andrew Hodges
Scots and nonstandard language in commercial fiction
This week the Scots in fiction theme continues! Side note: this also featured in the live fiction edit I hosted at the CIEP conference (more on the…
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Andrew Hodges
Relationship worldbuilding
Did you know you can apply worldbuilding to genres outwith science fiction and fantasy too? OK, so here goes … If your novel includes a magic system…
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Andrew Hodges
Editing Otherwise + Barbie Movie Worldbuilding!
Hi there! Last time I promised some fresh insights into dialect use in fiction from a linguistic anthropologist. But then my interviewee went off to a…
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Andrew Hodges
Risk, genre, and language in traditional publishing
First up, I have a few announcements: I’m now taking bookings for new developmental editing/line editing projects from mid-October through to the end of…
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Andrew Hodges
The impact of generative AI on the editing profession
Today … Check out the August experiment and grab a copy of The Young Team Take a look at my featured summer reads on the New Books in German website Let…
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Andrew Hodges
Sensitivity reading: A social perspective
In recent years, there has been increasing discussion over the use of sensitivity readers in publishing (sometimes called authenticity or diversity…
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Andrew Hodges
Setting and Story
Setting and Story
Explorations in worldbuilding, setting, and storytelling craft for fiction authors and creative scholars.

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