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

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