I know you know that it’s vital to get the beginning of your story right, so your readers are gripped and just HAVE to keep reading! Another thing you know …
Dear Writer Friends, The days are getting darker and colder… and wetter and windier! At the time of writing, we are due another storm in London tonight… Here’s a quick …
Before you start editing your story, make sure you know your target audience. So, when you come to edit even as something as simple as your vocabulary or grammar, you …
This week, on Thursday, people all over the world will be celebrating International Women’s Day. This isn’t the place to discuss women’s rights, but it is definitely a place to …
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 …
Here’s a writing tip that came up a couple of weeks ago when I was running a writing workshop in Hungary, with an international group of writers. (It was such …
As we go further into advent, there is still so much uncertainty, worldwide, about covid and its spread. I just wanted to send you a short message of encouragement today, …