Developmental Editing & Proofreading Services
Developmental Editing Services Developmental editing is generally the first step of editing to seek out once you have a completed draft of your manuscript. After submitting your manuscript, you will receive a summary highlighting all the story issues I’ve come across. Since this could result in a series of rewrites, it is best this phase … Continue reading
My Proudest Accomplishment as an Author…
I am so very excited to announce that the I Heart Africa Project book was released on March 10, 2022. The responses I am getting from those who have read it already are amazing. The book is taking readers on multiple journeys throughout Africa that have truly opened their eyes, inspired them, and shed a … Continue reading
NEW BOOK RELEASE: I Heart Africa Project
As of March 10, a book I have been working on for the last five years finally left my desk and entered the public domain for readers and travellers alike. Over the last five years I have interviewed over fifty people – all carefully selected by myself, who are from all around the world, and … Continue reading
‘Curse of Stone’ Character Interview
Writing the first book in the ‘Curse of Stone’ series was a four year process as there are many characters, twists, subplots, and many facets to the main plot. I needed to be clear on who was whom, what they looked like, their background, their role, and how they would react in certain situations as the story unfolded. I ended up creating a one-hundred page character book, giving each character a profile and biography. Many of these characters do appear in the first book, however, there are still many yet to appear. It was a great exercise for me, and a tool that I have referred back to countless times to check certain things, including small things like eye colour or hair colour, or even if that character had tattoos. Continue reading
Short Story Review: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe
The Tell-Tale Heart was first published in 1843 and is a short story by the American writer Edgar Allen Poe. It was then subsequently published as part of Poe’s Book – Tales of Mystery and Imagination. The story is told by an unnamed narrator that tries to convince the reader that he is not mad … Continue reading
Book Review: Bone Tiki – David Hair
Bone Tiki – Wow. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Have ordered the next book in the series. The first few pages for me were a little slow, and I was not encouraged, but persisted. Using a mixture of culture, heritage, mythology, legends, and historical knowledge, David Hair was able to bring life to those well known … Continue reading
Book Review: Halfway to the Grave
Frost, J. (2007). Halfway to the grave. New York, USA: Harper Collins Publishers. Author: Jeaniene Frost is an American author who has penned New York Times and USA Today bestselling fantasy – The Night Huntress series. Halfway to the Grave is the first book in the series. Summary: The product of a non-consensual tryst, Cat … Continue reading
Book Review: The Awakening by L.J. Smith
The Awakening is the first book in The Vampire Dairies series. The main plot follows main character, Elena Gilbert, who is a doppelganger for a centuries old vampire who caused romantic havoc between a pair of brothers, Stefan and Damon; whilst she tries to readjust to normal life after losing both parents in an accident. … Continue reading
Deadly Bedfellow (A Short Fiction written from the POV of a snake)
As the earth starts to cool, and darkness falls across the veld, I make my way out from myhidey-hole. The heat to hot and the cold too cold. It is in the shadows of summer night’s that is my place of delight. Along the dry, blades of grass, I go at fair pace. A great … Continue reading
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Nikki Lockwood 