Networking for Writers Are you swamped with book marketing and looking for a way to find new sales? Learn simple and effective networking techniques, to grow your readership and connect with other authors and book lovers, today! Whether you are a new or experienced writer, self-published or traditionally published, this book will show you how … More Book review: Lizzie Chantree, Networking for Writers
Editing Your Novel’s Structure: Tips, Tricks, and Checklists to Get You From Start to Finish Before it’s time to check for commas and iron out passive voice, fiction writers need to know that their story is strong. Are your beta readers not finishing? Do they have multiple, conflicting complaints? When you ask them questions about … More Book review: Bethany A. Tucker, Editing Your Novel’s Structure
Writing Fiction – a user-friendly guide ‘Writing Fiction is a little pot of gold… Screenplay by Syd Field for film, Writing Fiction by James Essinger for fiction. It’s that simple.’ William Osborne, novelist and screenwriter Writing Fiction – a user-friendly guide is a must-read if you want to write stories to a professional standard. … More Book review: James Essinger, Writing Fiction
This morning, Facebook reminded me that on this day, in January 2010, I was holding a copy of my first novel. Ok, so it was the free copy you could get as a prize from winning NaNoWriMo the November before, and was a million miles away from being a finished article, but still, it gave … More Then and now (and to come)…
Did you complete NaNoWriMo this year? Or did you, slightly enviously, look on whilst other writers logged their wordcounts, talking about daily and weekly targets, racing towards the fabulous fifty thousand? Is “write a novel” on your resolutions list for next year? If you fall into either of the latter camps, then I’ve got the … More A Novel Approach
As mentioned in previous posts, I’ve just started the final reworking of a twenty-year-old project, The Raided Heart. As this has been with me for so long, I feel I need to ‘do it proud’, and really pour my heart and soul into this one. Which is where this week’s dilemma came from. When TRH was … More The game of the name…
Today on the blog, I’m delighted to welcome AnneMarie Brear, to share her top tips on writing historical fiction (and fiction in general), as well as sharing news of her novel The Promise of Tomorrow. Enjoy! I think every writer has their own way to write and once a writer has found their own rhythm … More Feature: Writing tips from AnneMarie Brear
(Subtitle: Do I really need sleep in November?) If you’ve been writing a while, you’ll probably know that we’re on the eve of another month of madness, the November craziness that is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). To the uninitiated, this it the challenge to write 50,000 in one month, averaging out at 1,667 words … More To NaNo, or not to NaNo?
North Tyneside Libraries’ Story Tyne short story competition has its deadline next month, the 27th September, and if you haven’t entered already, then you definitely should. Especially (but not exclusively) if you’re in the North East. Story Tyne is one of few remaining free-to-enter short story competitions, a rarity these days, which means you truly … More Why you should enter Story Tyne 2018
I make absolutely no secret that I am an absolute celebrity junkie. Especially in the world of writing and books. When I got to meet Philippa Gregory a couple of years ago, I could have happily listened to her talk for far longer than the hour she did spend. And on Saturday afternoon, at the … More Inspiration from a pro!
Jennifer C. Wilson 