Final Edit

The final request for an edit arrived in the same week as the Referendum. It took less time than the other edits but even so I was surprised that there were errors. Overall, the majority of mistakes I picked up were spelling and punctuation. Spell check had helped...

2nd and 3rd edits

Jan’s request for a 2nd edit came before we went on holiday. I was surprised at how much work there was to do. This wasn’t about altering the way the story was told but ensuring the layout, punctuation and spelling were correct. I noticed errors in clarity...

Editing the novel

Last September, I emailed Jan at Cinnamon Press the final draft of A Time for Peace. Before the end of 2015, I sent her the map of Serbia my niece, Rachel Duckhouse drew, as well as a list of acknowledgements, a brief account of the Historical Background and the...