Novel Writing – Opening Chapters and Prologues
This is the latest of my weekly updates on the redrafting of what will be my debut novel, ‘Safe Hands’. You can…
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How Hosting a Podcast Has Changed My Writing Life
Hosting a podcast is changing my writing life. I know, I know. We’ve been here before. Me talking all excited and motivated….
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8 Great Podcasts for 2017
Podcasts – what are they? Podcasts are episodic, usually themed, audio content that you can listen to on the web or subscribe…
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New Year Goals – don’t say the ‘r’ word!
New Year’s Day is for nursing hangovers and banishing the regrets of last year, which is why I’m writing this on January…
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Parker and why we love an anti-hero
Richard Stark’s Parker novels offer the perfect anti-hero and inspired my own protagonist.
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Stuck on your WIP? Skip to the end . . .
Stuck on your WIP? Things getting a little like wading through treacle? My advice? Skip to the end! That’s exactly what I’ve…
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Writing a Novel – Are you a Pantser or a Plotter? I’m a PLANTSER!
Are you a ‘Pantser’ or a ‘Plotter’? It’s a question we writers seem to be obsessed with. It turns up on countless…
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Why you should write a logline for your novel
Following on from my previous post where I came out (of the novel-writing closet), I thought I would tell you a little…
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Giving myself a stern talking to – Write Up to Date #5
It’s time to give myself a stern talking to. It’s been a few weeks since my last update and that isn’t good…
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Finishing my First Draft – The End of The Beginning
“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of…
