Yes, it’s finally happening. My debut crime novel, SAFE HANDS will be released with Pick Lock Publishing later this year. “Gritty, real and packing a hell of a punch, Safe Hands is the crime novel everyone needs to read this year!” Lauren North, best-selling thriller author In case you’re new to the blog or have…
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ThrillPit Mentor Scheme
Firstly, apologies. It’s been quite some time since my last blog post, so it was high time I gave you an update. Also, I have some good news to report. SAFE HANDS . . . AGAIN As listeners to my show, The Joined-Up Writing Podcast will know, I’ve been on my latest submissions journey for…
Book Review – The Righteous Spy by Merle Nygate
In preparation for an upcoming episode of The Joined Up Writing Podcast, an interview with author, Merle Nygate, I read Merle’s espionage novel, ‘The Righteous Spy’. I enjoyed it for a number of reasons and what better way to end the year than by sharing a positive review and suggesting another novel to add to…
How to know when an idea is ‘THE IDEA’
As writers and creatives, the problem is rarely ‘I have no ideas’. It’s usually quite the opposite and we get inundated with the damn things. So how do we know which one is ‘THE IDEA’, the one that has the legs, the depth and the originality to be worthy of our valuable time? It’s a…
3 Ways Short Stories Will Improve Your Novel
Short stories can help improve your writing and freshen things up when you’re bogged down in a novel. In my last post I talked about the need to ‘reset’ and ‘rewrite your attitude’ when things get tough during a longer project, and taking a break to write something short can be a great way to…
When Writing Gets You Down, REWRITE YOUR ATTITUDE
Today I’m talking about my recent struggle with self-doubt and what you should do when Writing gets you down. It’s been a while since we spoke, hasn’t it? Here we are sprinting toward the end of September and a quick check tells me that my last post was in December (an evergreen post that you…
How To Keep Writing Over Christmas
This weekly series of posts follows my writing journey as I prepare to independently release by debut novel, Safe Hands – a Crime story about an aging safe cracker called out of retirement for the sake of his dying wife and a son that hates his guts. It’s set for release in June 2018 and…
Genre, Brand and Starting Out
This weekly series of posts follows my writing journey as I prepare to independently release by debut novel, Safe Hands – a Crime story about an aging safe cracker called out of retirement for the sake of his dying wife and a son that hates his guts. It’s set for release in June 2018 and…
Novel Writing – Writing is Rewriting!
‘Writing is Rewriting’ As the saying goes, ‘Writing is rewriting’ and whilst that’s true of any writing, it’s especially true of Novels. It’s definitely a phrase that’s been rattling around my head this week as I’ve continued to rewrite the final scenes of my novel. It’s been a productive week, with lots of new words…
Safe Hands Release Date Announced
It’s a big day for me today, in the life of what will be my debut novel – Safe Hands. The time for hiding behind procrastination and self-doubt has come and gone. I’m committing to a release date! The Novel I’ve talked quite a bit about the book but here’s the blurb for those of…