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The Pedant: how to make your editor happy

The Pedant: how to make your editor happy

The Pedant: how to make your editor happy

 

If you want to improve your writing, this series from one of our long-standing editors will help you.


1: Accents and dialects

2: Dialogue tags  Read more

Worldbuilding

Worldbuilding series

Our new five-part Worldbuilding series is designed to help fantasy and science fiction writers think about the various things they need to consider when constructing the world in their novel.

The titles are:

1: Character names in fantasy novels

2:The basics of writing fantasy fiction  Read more

Ask the Editor

Ask the Editor

Our Ask the Editor series deals with queries which writers often make.

1: What genre is my book?

2: The submission letter

3: Writing a synopsis

4: Why do I need you?

5: Non-fiction submissions  Read more

NEW SERIES

New Series on WritersServices

Writersservices is currently producing a number of new series about matters of interest to writers.

 

Ask the Editor - an ongoing series which has been written in response to queries from writers

Worldbuilding - a five-part series for fantasy and science fiction writers about how to build their worlds  Read more

Press Coverage 6

This news about the site was published by Bookbrunch on 18 July 2013

Relaunch for WritersServices from Bookbrunch

18 July 2013

WritersServices has launched a revamped website with more than 4,000 pages of information for writers.
The service also offers a weekly update and a monthly magazine.  Read more

Welcome to Writers Services

Welcome

We're delighted to welcome you to WritersServices' site. We've been going since 2001, which is why we have more than 8,000 pages of advice, information and services on our site. When we started, writers were focused on finding a publisher, now you might equally well be intending to self-publish or to publish online.  Read more

Recruitment

Would you like to become one of our freelance editors?

WritersServices works with a team of experienced freelance editors. We are often looking to recruit more editors with the right experience to work with us.
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Staff

Chris Holifield 2017 Chris Holifield runs WritersServices. She has spent her working life in publishing, employed by everything from global corporations to start-ups.  Read more

Million visitors

WritersServices BREAKS THROUGH THE MILLION HITS BARRIER

NEWS FROM WritersServices

21 November 2003

WritersServices BREAKS THROUGH THE MILLION HITS BARRIER

More than a million sessions have now been recorded at the WritersServices website, one of the most comprehensive resources for writers available on the internet.  Read more

Press Coverage 5

This article by Chris Holifield was published in the May issue of Writers' Forum magazine. It provides a history of the setting-up and development of the

Where to find 1,300 pages of advice for writers

WritersServices.com

It was the height of the dotcom boom. Made redundant in spring 2000, by early 2001 I was keen to set up my own business. A website seemed an obvious idea and what better target than aspiring writers? I had always thought publishers’ slush piles a barrier for authors.  Read more

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