Janet – Write for a Reason

Ending Your Chapters Well

Dear Writers, I hope you have had a good summer, and have managed to take some time for rest and relaxation. Now we are into a new season, heading towards the final part of 2023 – how time flies! Here’s

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Summer Reading and More Writing Prompts

Before I write out this week’s writing prompts for you, a quick Q: Are you ready with your family summer reading? If you want a good story to read with children (in person or online, grandparents/aunties/etc!), that will lead on

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Fun Writing Prompts for All the Family!

I hope you found last week’s writing tip useful, on the different publishing models; what to look for and what to avoid? Let me know if you found it helpful, or if you have a question of your own you’d

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Publishing, Self-Publishing, Hybrid Publishing, Vanity Publishing: What should you do?

This week I am answering a question from a writer about the different routes to publishing. The answer is quite long, but if you are starting to think about what to do with your story once you’ve finished it, Sally’s

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The Question of Chapter Length

Dear Writer Friends, Do you have this question? It’s a really good one, and worth thinking about, because it’s good to get this right. I received this email from Writer for a Reason Melanie, from South Africa. She asks: “Hope

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Book Launches – the Real Reason they Need to Work

Dear Writers for a Reason, As I have been preparing the material for this evening’s Zoom training (it’s not too late to register – here’s the link) I have been thinking a lot about book launches. And here’s something really

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What to Read This Summer?

I have a very quick writing tip for you for this week – well, it’s not so much a tip as a reminder… This summer, make a determined effort to read books that your own target audience enjoy. Whether you

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Getting Ready to Launch Your Book

Dear Writer Friends, I had some interesting feedback from a previous writing tip, about book launches (thank you for your time – always love to hear from you). I had been thinking about what topic to cover for the next

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Planning Your Book Launch

Hello my Writer Friends. I hope you found last week’s writing tip, about big picture editing, useful. This week we’re doing a quantum leap… from editing, to planning your book launch! But what if you haven’t finished your story? Seems

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The Big Picture

Hello my Writer Friends. Did you watch the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday? Lots to glean there if you’re planning any kind of British pomp and ceremony in your story! There have been many television programmes about King

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