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  • Using real people’s names in your adventure memoir

    Using real people’s names in your adventure memoir

    2nd September 2026
  • How to make your dialogue realistic

    How to make your dialogue realistic

    5th August 2026
  • Will my book be perfect after editing? 

    Will my book be perfect after editing? 

    1st July 2026
  • There are already so many memoirs about walking this trail – is there space for mine?

    There are already so many memoirs about walking this trail – is there space for mine?

    17th June 2026
  • How to write accents in travel and adventure memoirs

    How to write accents in travel and adventure memoirs

    29th May 2026
  • Super quick writing wins

    Super quick writing wins

    29th April 2026
  • The effect “before” and “after” have on your travel writing (aka timeline nudges)

    The effect “before” and “after” have on your travel writing (aka timeline nudges)

    19th February 2026
  • Readers only see the finished product

    Readers only see the finished product

    21st January 2026
  • Busting myths that travel & adventure writers have about editing

    Busting myths that travel & adventure writers have about editing

    11th December 2025
  • Avoid boring travel narratives: six ways to bring your readers along for the ride

    Avoid boring travel narratives: six ways to bring your readers along for the ride

    11th November 2025
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Deborah Shaw is a copyeditor and proofreader for travel writers who have lived the adventure and what others to live it too.

Based in Aotearoa New Zealand, editing for writers all around the world.

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