Heather Belleguelle

Dogs just make life better. 🐾

Choosing First Names for Your British Characters: Part 1 “Ruby, Duchess of Mitford, floated into the ballroom on the arm of her handsome new husband, thrilled that she was—at last—the hostess of an evening of lavish entertainment that the Regent himself wou...

If you're an author who sets your books in the UK but aren't British yourself, you might find my latest blog post on choosing British first names useful. behest-editing.com/blog/choosin...

Am I the only one who gives a silent cheer when they come across the term "chaise longue" spelled correctly? #AmReading

Your dog is adorable - and looks so soft and sweet. Life is better with dogs.

As she's a sponsored guide dog puppy, we're not allowed to give her name on social media. She normally goes by "Little C" on my social media posts. 🐕‍🦺

Thank you.

She's a real sweetheart. She's actually a guide dog puppy and is part retriever as well as Labrador, as a lot of their dogs are. She definitely errs on the retriever side as far as food goes but does enjoy her training treats. 🐕‍🦺

A yellow Labrador cross golden retriever guide dog puppy lying on a blue carpet and looking up at the camera.

My little office assistant today as I start work on a book for a new client. #StetPet #AmEditing

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Whisky or Whiskey? Welcome to Behest Fiction Editing

Is it "whisky" or "whiskey"? My latest blog post will help you to decide which spelling you should use. Sláinte! behest-editing.com/blog/whisky-...

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That's me booked in. This is such a key topic for us all, so I'm delighted that this webinar is being made available.

I never imagined that writing a blog post would take so long and use up so much mental energy! But I'm thankful for my copyeditor (aka the husband) who's helping me to polish and improve each article. Now I get to experience being on the other side of the editing process. 😱

Not at all. We need a few jokes to get us through the day - even if we have to think about them!

Happy new year to you, too! 🐍

I'm obviously a bit slow today so I had to read that twice 🤣🤣

Indeed! She's lovely company. She's actually a guide dog puppy we're currently raising, so being an office assistant could be in her future. 🐕‍🦺 As she's a sponsored puppy, we're not actually allowed to give out her name on social media, I'm afraid. But you can call her Little C.

A yellow labrador x golden retriever puppy curled up asleep on a grey mat.

My gorgeous office companion this afternoon. #StetPet

That's fascinating, and even more amazing that it went to Australia and came back. I can hear the Scottish in it now. 😀

It's a topic I find fascinating as well. I'm with you on the Googling! You have a lovely and unusual surname yourself.

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I'm in the early stages of copyediting a crime thriller, so off in pursuit of a serial killer today. And I'm not providing a graphic to go with that!

Choosing Surnames for Your British Characters Welcome to Behest Fiction Editing

I've finally taken the plunge and started a blog, which I hope will help authors, particularly those who aren't British but set their books in the UK. My first post covers surnames for British characters and how and why the British surname pool differs from others. behest-editing.com/blog/choosin...

Congratulations! 👏

Dash my wig! Definitely going to start using that one. 😂

A large poinsettia in a green pot surrounded by two red Christmas cards and with a little snow-covered house ornament in front of it.

What a lovely suprise today to receive this beautiful British-grown poinsettia as a Christmas present/thank you from one of my clients.

I've read a couple of novels set with the explosion as the backdrop. What a horrendous day that was for Halifax.

Cirencester road repainted again after Wales and West Utilities says it has replaced the markings with

There's always a need for proofreaders ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A yellow labrador-golden retriever cross guide dog puppy wearing a lead sits on a supermarket floor and looks up at her puppy raiser.

Hello Bluesky, it's been quite a while. Mainly because this little guide dog girl came into our lives and keeps us busy. She's so worth it though, even if it's all kinds of crazy round here!

A local police notice with the typo "buglers" instead of "burglars" in it.

Nicked from a friend on Facebook. I think I'd want to be forewarned about buglers so that I could sleep with earplugs in in case they came bugling in the early hours!