The Joy of Fixion

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Exploring how to fix your fiction. Writing about writing, redrafting, editing, narrative theory, and figuring out where, how and why the magic wording happens.

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About Jo Gatford

Award-winning write-abouter. Editor. Shakespearean. Read her work or hire her to prettify the living crap out of your writing at jogatford.com. Occasionally social at @jmgatford on Twitter/Insta.

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