Episode 12 - Guest Interview - Alex Davis - How To Self Edit Your Writing

We have a guest in The Writers’ Room this week - Alex Davis. Alex is an author and literature professional based in Derby.

As a writer, Alex has published a novel - THE LAST WAR - a science-fiction novel and a non-fiction book along with 50+ short stories and poems. Among them four short stories called - FIGHTING CATS AND DOGS.

Alex currently works as an Associate Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing for the University of Derby and is a freelance copy-editor, proofreader, and events organiser. 

Alex also works as Literature Officer for Derby's QUAD venue, where he organises a host of year-round writing activities.

Pete and Laura ask Alex:-

• What is self-editing? Why is this skill so important to develop as a writer?
• What tools help us self-edit our work effectively?
• What top three things should we look for in our writing when we self-edit?
• How can we write to make editing easier?
• What are some of the biggest or common mistakes you frequently see?
• What process can we follow to ensure our writing is ready to send to an editor or agent?
• What single editing lesson do you wish you’d learnt sooner?

You can find more about Alex and the services he offers at his website - Alex Davis Writing.

You can find Alex on Twitter at @AlexDavis1981 where you can find the details of his online courses.

Alex's books - The Last War: A Novel of the Noukari and Fighting Cats and Dogs: And other animal tales can be found at Amazon.co.uk