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Real life and writing

November 27, 2020 cheryl
bluebell woods

What made me think about it? This morning I was listening to Woman’s Hour on BBC 4 as I drove…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: historical fiction, life experience, real settings, relatable characters, voice in writing

Widen your book’s distribution Part 2 Goodreads

November 17, 2020 cheryl

Ok, so Goodreads isn’t a publishing platform but it’s a huge marketing one, and as I can’t start uploading my…

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Posted in: Marketing

Ease Draft One Pain – Critique Partners, and a tool!

November 12, 2020 cheryl

Last night we had a zoom meeting of our local novel group, a sub-group of Dean Writers Circle. Right now,…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: draft one, drafting, editing, novel review, writing groups

Two key points on the importance of structure

October 28, 2020 cheryl

I was very lucky to have a conversation with Imogen Robertson, chair of the HWA, who kindly offered to give…

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Posted in: Writing tips

Another story read by Jacqueline Belle

October 13, 2020 cheryl

Thrilled that the wonderful Jacqueline Belle has chosen to read another of my stories on her YouTube channel. This time…

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Posted in: For the readers among us

Six key take-aways for successful blogging – a year later

October 9, 2020 cheryl
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These six key take-aways for successful blogging came out of a Jane Friedman webinar I attended. I thought it would…

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Posted in: Marketing, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: blogging, newsletter, research, target audience

Why short story and flash fiction writing is a good idea

September 30, 2020 cheryl

Thrilled that my story Orchard Kingdom – a keen favourite of mine – was awarded first prize in the Ottery…

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Longlisted for HWA Dorothy Dunnett short story award!

September 17, 2020 cheryl

Last time I wrote about the value of writing groups and their huge contribution to any author serious about honing…

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Winning and the value of writing groups

September 7, 2020 cheryl

Over the past few weeks my local writing group, Dean Writers Circle, has become buried under a glorious load of…

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Post #PitMad

September 6, 2020 cheryl

Twitter is a great place for writers for all kinds of reasons. One of them is the quarterly pitch contests…

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