The draft is done. Yay! Now it’s time for editing. When I read that someone’s manuscript is with their editor,…
I’d never heard of beta readers when I (poorly) published my first books, a fantasy trilogy. If I had, I…
Point of View (POV) – a general explanation As writers, we constantly come across explanations of the different kinds of…
(And a free downloadable guide) This post first appeared in my June newsletter’s writer’s corner. In May I covered Story…
This post first appeared in my May newsletter’s writer’s corner. There’s a post like this, sometimes with downloadable guides, each…
Short story writing isn’t as easy as some people make it look. Early in my writing journey I threw a…
Likely I should have had a more detailed plan before now, but hey … we’ll get there! But what I’m…
As a homework exercise for Dean Writers Circle, I suggested writing a piece in second person, present tense. Not something…
Words of wisdom from Harry Bingham at Jericho Writers. If you haven’t signed up for their newsletter at least, or…
What made me think about it? This morning I was listening to Woman’s Hour on BBC 4 as I drove…