Evolution of a Scene
I’m in the process of working through my line editor’s comments on Mime and I thought I’d share a little glimpse into the evolution of one of my scenes. We | Read more…
Category: Blog
All blog posts, back to 2012. For earlier posts, go to the “dusty archive”.
Gravewatcher (PREVIEW)
My (long) short story Gravewatcher appears in the newly released Tales from The Graveyard from North Bristol Writers. Here’s a sample from the opening. Carina watched from the cemetery gate. | Read more…
Worried you’re doing it wrong? 5 Writing process myths busted
If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent a lot of time stressing over your writing process and worrying that you are doing it all wrong. A lot of famous authors | Read more…
The Moment & The Mountain
It’s been said it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert. If you spent an average of two hours a day for six days a week, it would take | Read more…
Forget Self-Publishing vs Trad-Publishing! Why Authors Should Embrace Both
In 2015 I attended the London Book Fair for the first time (If you’ve never been, go, you’ll learn a hell of a lot about how the book trade works). | Read more…
Editing Tips: Using Find & Highlight to Address Common Mistakes
One of the most crucial parts of editing is identifying your own habits so you can address them. Repetition, crutch words, over use of adverbs, passive voice etc. This is | Read more…