Hey Jill, I agree with you there. I think if you self-publish, it's important to have a great editor you trust to push you to finish the book properly, not just want more money out of you, but to mentor you along. I'm due to publish my first novel...

Great Sakki, I hope you get good use out of them, I certainly do.

You're welcome. Film reviews are great for nutting out plots and characterisation. I look forward to it.

Hey, Lara, This is really helpful. I wasn't aware of Grammarly or Headline Checker. They look like great fun. Thank you!  Sakki

Do you find that you can have too many semicolons in a prose? I'm pretty sure I use them correctly, but when I read back, they stand out like a sore thumb. I use a lot in dialogue - most of your examples were dialogue too (I'm speaking of the first...

Oh, I totally agree with you. Until I read your post I just didn't know why I had that irritated feeling you get when the movie finishes. I felt like the baker's wife pretty much got punished (by accidentally falling off a cliff)  because she kissed...

I agree, beta readers are excellent for this. I also find that - and I know everyone says this - if you put your story down for a few weeks before editing, you pick up errors and repeated words more efficiently.

Yes you can use them on Instagram too.