Author: Ava Debe

  • Manuscript Assessment: Things You Need to Know

    In this third instalment of our series for writers, we move to a stage that can feel both exciting and nerve-racking: letting someone else read your manuscript seriously. After setting writing goals and working through drafts, many writers reach the point where they start asking the same question: should I get a manuscript assessment? A…

  • Setting Achievable Writing Goals

    The process of writing a book can be frustrating, to say the least. There’s the initial stage when you just write and tell everyone you know you’re working on a book, “the next great South African novel” by setting attainable and realistic writing goals, writers can stay motivated to outline, draft, edit, and revise their…

  • How many drafts for my fiction writing?

    We came up with a foolproof three draft step to writing fiction; he whole process takes time, but you will notice the results in the quality of your manuscript if you put in the effort.