Tag: books
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My First Professional Copyedit
The copyedit is done, and Not by Sword is with my proofreading team now! As I mentioned before, I chose to work with Molly from Rookwood Editing. She was fantastic to work with, and I’m confident she was the best choice for the book. Her edits were thorough and precise (although nobody can catch everything),…
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Eerie Architecture
I think I’ve discovered a new favorite microgenre or trope or conceit, and I’m calling it Eerie Architecture. Eerie Architecture is when something is wrong with the house or building, usually in an impossible, magical, or alien way. This wrongness feels hostile, or at least ominous. It also transforms the house into something that evokes…
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Writing Update – August 2025
The last six months have been a whirlwind! I left my job and started a new one, I’m almost done with my master’s, and I’ve been digesting and incorporating the feedback from my developmental editor into the fourth draft of Not by Sword. Working with editorial feedback has been a new and exciting experience for…
A. E. Henry 