Just a quick tip for you today, but an important one. When sending your book proposal to a publisher, agent, or to your printer (if self-publishing): Go through your manuscript …
Who are you writing your book for? If you’re not 100% sure who your target readers are (age, gender, nationality, reading ability etc), I have an online Zoom training for …
Good morning my writer friends, Hope you’ve had a great weekend and are ready for a new writing week. What are you writing at the moment? Do take a moment …
Something very practical this week! Closing story arcs is a vital part of our stories. What do I mean by that? Here’s an example: A girl moves with her dad …
Hi {{ subscriber.first_name | strip | default: “there” }}, How did you get on with last week’s goal setting exercise? I hope you found it useful! ( If you didn’t get …
Happy New Year! Sorry to be slightly late in this greeting. Unfortunately, along with a huge number of other people, I’ve had some kind of virus – I didn’t feel …
Good morning my writer friends, I’m writing to you today from a snowy London! The snow reminded me of something that will definitely help your novel with atmosphere – make …
Good morning my writer friends! I don’t know what it is about the dark evenings and long nights that makes me think of secrets… I’ve taken this week’s writing tip …
Today, instead of a writing tip, I have a ten-minute writing exercise for you. 🙂 The idea is to describe what your protagonist is wearing at the beginning of your …
There are many and varied reasons for choosing to use the first person voice (I, we, she/he) instead of the third person (he, she, it/ they/them). Here I’ve looked at …
