It’s fair to say it’s been up and down this year when it comes to my blog. It started pretty well. I’d changed my posting schedule to every two weeks in 2022 and kept up with that until March. Then… Continue Reading →
Films about writing are rather common. Whether they be about a real-life famous author or fictional one, writers pop up in movies more often than you’d think. So what can films about writing teach us, actual writers. Read on to… Continue Reading →
Ok, so writers aren’t this big homogenous group who all think and act the same way, but I’m fairly certain there will be something in this list that you (or the writer in your life) will recognise. The following list… Continue Reading →
New Year’s resolutions – love them or hate them, they come up every year. The idea of turning over a new leaf for a new year appeals to me as a writer. So each year I’ll try and put a… Continue Reading →
So here we are at tips for publication. If you’ve followed my previous posts about writing a book then I hope you’ve found them helpful. If you haven’t you can find all the posts guiding you through the full process:… Continue Reading →
If you’ve stuck with this through the previous parts of this blog series (research, characters, and plotting) then thank you! Section 5 is going to be packed with tips for editing. Editing is fun for me, and as it’s how… Continue Reading →
Your plot is in place, your research is solid and your characters are ready to go. It’s time to for some tips for your first draft. Writing is what you love so this part should be easy, right? Well not… Continue Reading →
Are you a plotter or a ‘pantser’? There’s no right or wrong way to write a book, but it’s probably more usual to plot out your book before you start writing. But there are writers who simply sit and go… Continue Reading →
Hello there! So you’ve finished the first part of my blog series about writing a book. Great. Let’s start on part 2 then. But as I mentioned in part one, research keeps going throughout the whole writing process – including… Continue Reading →
Want to write a book and don’t know where to start? Well, you’re in the wrong place! No, but seriously, in this six-part series, I’m going to share some advice I’ve gleaned over my years as a writer. But, I’m… Continue Reading →
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