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Written by Lisa Clifford, book author, former journalist, and founder of The Art of Writing, our blogs cover thought-provoking insights about everything "writing."

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A Message from the Daughter of June Dally-Watki...

Lisa Clifford

Dec 8 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist The written word is incredibly powerful. Whether you are reading a book, a self-help social media post, an interesting newspaper article or a blog...

A Message from the Daughter of June Dally-Watki...

Lisa Clifford

Dec 8 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist The written word is incredibly powerful. Whether you are reading a book, a self-help social media post, an interesting newspaper article or a blog...

Taking it to the Next Level

Lisa Clifford

Nov 17 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist Having a five-part series on handling the emotional and structural aspects of finally finishing your manuscript was such a treat. It was wonderful to...

Taking it to the Next Level

Lisa Clifford

Nov 17 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist Having a five-part series on handling the emotional and structural aspects of finally finishing your manuscript was such a treat. It was wonderful to...

Manuscript Development: Part 5 - How Do I Know ...

Lisa Clifford

Nov 10 - Written By Laurel Cohn, Developmental Book Editor This is our final look through developmental book editor and guest blogger Laurel Cohn’s lens into how to navigate your next draft process...

Manuscript Development: Part 5 - How Do I Know ...

Lisa Clifford

Nov 10 - Written By Laurel Cohn, Developmental Book Editor This is our final look through developmental book editor and guest blogger Laurel Cohn’s lens into how to navigate your next draft process...

Manuscript Development: Part 4 - Surviving Reje...

Lisa Clifford

Nov 3 - Written By Laurel Cohn, Developmental Book Editor We are so lucky to have developmental book editor and guest blogger Laurel Cohn help us navigate what often happens when writers finish...

Manuscript Development: Part 4 - Surviving Reje...

Lisa Clifford

Nov 3 - Written By Laurel Cohn, Developmental Book Editor We are so lucky to have developmental book editor and guest blogger Laurel Cohn help us navigate what often happens when writers finish...

Manuscript Development: Part 3 - Recharging the...

Lisa Clifford

Oct 27 - Written By Laurel Cohn, Developmental Book Editor Yay! You’re finished! You’ve typed the full stop, period, The End after the final sentence of your manuscript. At the end of each...

Manuscript Development: Part 3 - Recharging the...

Lisa Clifford

Oct 27 - Written By Laurel Cohn, Developmental Book Editor Yay! You’re finished! You’ve typed the full stop, period, The End after the final sentence of your manuscript. At the end of each...

Manuscript Development: Part 2 - Managing Feedback

Lisa Clifford

Oct 20  - Written By Laurel Cohn, Developmental Book Editor So, you’ve written your manuscript – yay! That is fabulous! Really, you have achieved something marvellous. You should feel enormously proud of...

Manuscript Development: Part 2 - Managing Feedback

Lisa Clifford

Oct 20  - Written By Laurel Cohn, Developmental Book Editor So, you’ve written your manuscript – yay! That is fabulous! Really, you have achieved something marvellous. You should feel enormously proud of...