The second in my “3 Things” series about what writers can learn from various genres and today we’re onto romance. I’m not much of a romance reader specifically but as you’ll see romance informs a lot of books out there…. Continue Reading →
Your characters guide your readers through your writing. They’re who they like, love, hate, or puzzle over. So you need to dedicate a bit of your book to describing them. But your character descriptions shouldn’t just be a list of… Continue Reading →
Come the summer, our thoughts naturally turn to holidays, or vacations, or whatever word you have for a longish period of time off. Many things get put on the back burner to accommodate this and that can include writing. But… Continue Reading →
When you’re a writer, you may well occasionally feel guilty. In our driven society, it’s not unusual to feel like this if you’re doing anything that isn’t “work” but is vaguely important to you. So how do you cope with… Continue Reading →
I have two writing mascots on my desk – Kit and Granddad. Kit is well, a kitten – not much imagination there I’ll grant you. Granddad is a vicar troll doll I bought back when troll dolls were a thing,… Continue Reading →
I worked on my first book for three years. And at roughly 45,000 words it wasn’t exactly War and Peace. But there were reasons for the length of time it took. It was my first book for a start so… Continue Reading →
We all have a comfort zone in life – and in our writing. And people often talk about pushing outside of it. But with writing, people (as in readers) are pretty accepting of the comfort zone. We don’t mind that… Continue Reading →
Writers need inspiration. Sometimes we get flashes from no-where. But often it’s the places we go, the people we meet and the things we experience that provide the exciting idea. Unfortunately short days, longs nights and cold, wet weather don’t… Continue Reading →
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