Ep70 In Conversation with Debi Alper

Debi Alper is an author with 5 novels published in the Nirvana series, a freelance editor, creative writing tutor and fearless slayer of Doubt Demons. She runs Jericho Writers’ Self-Edit Your Novel course, which has 6 bursaries available in 2024 for underrepresented writers. She is also interested in mudlarking, singing with my choir, micro gardening, working class peeps and radical Jewish voices. And she says she's owned by her cat. In this episode Debi takes us through the layers of editing, psychic distance, her own journey as a writer and editor and so much more.You can contact Debi through her website - http://www.debialper.co.uk/editing-services/ and through Jericho Writers - https://jerichowriters.com/our-services/courses-mentoring/self-editing-course/ and https://jerichowriters.com/jericho-writers/about-us/bursaries/self-editing-course-bursary/And if you want to see all the novels published as a result of the course, here's a link to Debi's ever-growing blog post about it. https://debialper.blogspot.com/2016/05/self-edit-course-roll-of-honour.htmlEmma Darwin's blog gets a mention - This Itch of Writing - also gets a mention about psychic distance, and you can access that article HERESupport the showJoin me on Substack - here - for more insights into writing and being published, as well as mindset tips and tools. You can subscribe to get access to much more from me, including workshops and coaching.If you would like to show your love for the podcast, please consider buying me a coffee through BuyMeACoffee.com. This gives you an opportunity to make a small, one-off donation - you are not committed to regular payments. Making the podcast earns me no money, and in fact costs me a fair bit, but I do it for the love, and because I have such fun talking with wonderful authors. Even if you can't afford to buy me a coffee, simply letting me know that you love the podcast means a lot to me. Please take a moment to leave a star rating, write a review, or share the episode with others you know who will benefit from listening in, or you can tag me in social media when you share an episode that you love with your followers.My website is http://www.zoerichards.co.uk where you can discover how you can work with me, and you can find me on TwiX and Instagram as @zoerichardsukAnd finally my debut novel, Garden of Her Heart, is out now and you can buy your copy here.Happy writing, and may the wo...