I’m pleased to be able to introduce Alex J. Cavanaugh to the blog today to talk about his first draft process. As well as being a very persistent blogger with whom I have talked with for several years, he is the writer of science fiction books. Alex has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and…
Should Books Be Age Certified?
You walk into a bookshop and it’s split into lovely sections for you to browse. To make it easier to find what you’re looking for. If you’re a writer and you are approaching agents they will want to know what genre it fits into. This, so it can be “shelved” easily in that very bookshop.…
My Son's Writing Project!
OK, today I’m going to play the proud mum. At the last half term my little boy – who isn’t so little now – but is still only in year 5, was tasked with writing a story. It had to have an attention grabbing beginning, an exciting middle and an interesting story end. As a…
Recently Read – The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
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…
Change Of Genre
I’m a crime fiction girl through and through. I read loads of crime fiction and I’ve written, well just finishing, my first crime fiction novel, which, I am hoping will be the first in a series. I even watch crime shows on the television. But there’s a story that has been going around and around…