Liz Hurst
lizhurstauthor.bsky.social
Liz Hurst
@lizhurstauthor.bsky.social
📚 Medieval historical fiction.
The Wordsmith’s Series of writing craft books.
Freelance editor and proofreader. 🖋️
📖 Author coach and guest speaker.
Cat mum 😻 LGBTQ+ ally 🏳️‍🌈 Left-leaning.
British national in southern France. 🇫🇷🥖🍷
Thanks so much for sharing!
January 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My first draft is littered with brackets. Best thing I ever did for the story! Now I get to edit those bits in for the next draft.
December 6, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Ooh… let’s start with Oscar Wilde. King of quotations and killer one-liners. He’d be a scream!
December 6, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Thanks so much, Lorna!
December 3, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Oh, I do love a milestone! Congratulations, and keep at it… 👏👏👏
December 2, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Agreed! I never understand why some people want to pigeonhole those who make a living, and those who aren’t interested in the money. It’s absolutely no indication of quality, for a start!
December 2, 2024 at 9:28 AM
I’d be interested in that if I still lived in the UK. Thanks for posting!
December 2, 2024 at 9:26 AM
You’re most welcome, Lizzie!
Here’s to finishing our respective writing years off in style 🥂
#amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity
December 2, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Striking cover, I like it!
I guess my cover counts too, right…?! (Cheeky of me, I know! 😉)
November 29, 2024 at 7:29 AM
No worries. Have a great day! 👋
November 29, 2024 at 7:27 AM
It’s my full time job, yes. I work mostly with commercial publishers, but I do occasionally work with authors directly.
Check out my website for details of services and fees: elizabethhurstauthor.com/emh-editoria...
Shout if you have any questions! 😁
Services & Fees
Samples – FREE Every author is unique, every story different. For this reason, each project I undertake will be a new challenge, too. All new clients are asked to submit a sample of around 1,…
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November 29, 2024 at 7:17 AM
You’re most welcome! Best wishes with the writing. And, you know, if you’d like an editor at some point down the line… I’m here 😉
November 29, 2024 at 7:10 AM
I would perhaps ask relatives who also remembered them, just in case they have any objections, but otherwise… absolutely, go for it!
November 29, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Congratulations!
November 26, 2024 at 7:28 AM
I use a mix of olive oil and butter, but only so the butter doesn’t burn. It tastes miles better than olive oil on its own!
November 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Agreed! 😂
November 20, 2024 at 5:42 AM