The Recently Read posts are not typical book reviews. As a writer, I do not believe I should be reviewing the hard work of other writers. These posts are simply books I have recently read and enjoyed and will share with you. They will not always be crime books as I am trying to widen […]
The Difficult First Draft
A couple of weeks ago I saw a tweet sent out by crime writer @stavsherez that sparked a new idea for the blog. Stav tweeted a photograph of a heavily edited document which he stated was his first draft. Not only did I think first drafts were a great topic, I thought it was a […]
A Writers Platform
This post is July’s’s Insecure Writers Support Group post. A group created byAlex Cavanaugh. You can find sign up details by clicking on the link. You will also find a list of other bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out. Once a month we all post our thoughts, fears or words […]
Agents, Edits, EDS and The C Word
The title of this post about sums up my past few weeks. Maybe one word would cover it. Intense. I signed with an agent. A writers high moment. From that come the edits before the manuscript is submitted to editors. This part I love. Yes, more than the first draft. First drafts are yawning great sheets […]
Recently Read – The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist
The Recently Read posts are not typical book reviews. As a writer, I do not believe I should be reviewing the hard work of other writers. These posts are simply books I have recently read and enjoyed and will share with you. They will not always be crime books as I am trying to widen […]
My Guest Post On Marketing
Today I have done a guest post on the blog of Estelle Wilkinson. During the A to Z blogging challenge in April, I wrote a post on Marketing Your Book? – What Not To Do. I thought I should balance that up with another post with some ideas that you could try. Ones that do […]
How To Use Scrivener For Novel Writing
As you can see, I’m back from my weeks break. Thanks for coming back! After a brief discussion about this on Twitter, I thought I’d post my thoughts on Scrivener today. In my quest to make second novel world, easier, I’ve started using Scrivener. I attempted to use it last year. I downloaded the trial. […]
Taking A Break
Just a brief post to let you know there will be a break in posts for a week. Rather than just leaving a blank space with no word or explanation, which is not good for blog readers, I thought this post would be appropriate. The blog will be back to it’s usual routine next Wednesday […]
Recently Read – Take Me To The Castle by F. C. Malby
The Recently Read posts are not typical book reviews. As a writer, I do not believe I should be reviewing the hard work of other writers. These posts are simply books I have recently read and enjoyed and will share with you. They will not always be crime books as I am trying to widen […]
How Do You Overcome Second Book Fears?
This post is June’s Insecure Writers Support Group post. A group created byAlex Cavanaugh. You can find sign up details by clicking on the link. Once a month we all post our thoughts, fears or words of encouragement for our fellow writers. Today I want to discuss, or mostly ask, how do you overcome second […]
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