I’m 1/3rd of the way through revisions of book 3: Curse of the Black Axe. So far I’ve fully revised book 1: Ravine of Blood and Shadow, and book 2: Mountain of Madness. I intend to have all 6 original Nameless Dwarf books revised by mid-late October. I’ve written two chapters of book 7, planned…
Since 2009 I have been offering comprehensive editing services for both indie and traditionally published authors (please see portfolio for all authors and books edited, and refer to my Linkedin profile for testimonies) Just for the next two months I am in a position to offer a massive discount on copy edits to new clients. Rather…
Editing Services Fees: Payment should be made either by direct bank transfer (details on request) or via Paypal to derekprior[at]yahoo.co.uk (please add 2.9% if paying from the US or 3.9% if paying from outside the US) It is recommended in most cases that you begin with a Content Edit as there will likely be suggestions…
The Codex of Her Scars is finished and out with publishers. Hopefully it will be released this year. Here’s the blurb: Suffering is the door through which demons enter… On the Isle of Branikdür rival clans make perpetual war, manipulated by a cabal of sorcerers whose only real power is deception and sleight of hand. Tey…
Steven Kelliher’s debut novel, Valley of Embers, has been getting some good reviews. I critiqued the first chapter a while back after corresponding with Steven when I was Reddit Fantasy Author of the Day. Using the same discipline that turned him into a successful martial artist, Steven made a thorough revision of his work and…
Spent the past two days revising the opening 8-9 chapters of both The Codex of Her Scars and Dead or Alive (Shadrak novel). At first I suspected Dead or Alive was too silly and irreverent and Codex too dark and serious, but my re-reading has given the lie to both suspicions. Codex is really starting…
PLOT: Some writers like to plan out plot in great detail and the make the characters perform the actions required by the plot. When I first started writing novels I did this and the result was two-dimensional characters whose sole purpose was to get the story from A to B. These days I know how…
