Questions to ask a publisher
Are you looking for ways to publish your book? Does it feel like a minefield and you’ve heard lots of horror stories? Do your homework and it will be anxiety … Continued
memoir
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Creativity versus productivity
How are you? Climbing the walls? Languishing in the depths of a cosy couch with a book or Netflix? Writing your book with gusto? Feeling guilty because you have not … Continued
Writing in a time of unrest
This is not exactly the kind of editorial that I expected to write in 2020, or any time for that matter, but life has a way of throwing unexpected things … Continued
Publish for Profit
Wondering if your book is ready to publish? Search out Beta Readers before investing your time and money.
Respecting the Craft
When talking to people at parties, usually one question is always asked: ‘What do you do?’ Now here’s how these conversations never turn out: Person #1: ‘I’m a brain surgeon.’ … Continued
Write
I take immense pride in writing as a craft, so it annoys me when people trivialise it, consider it a shtick, or don’t take it as seriously as they should. … Continued
Breaking Down Content: Part II
In the last blog, we looked at breaking down content so that whatever message the content as a whole was intended to deliver – be that the plot of a … Continued
Breaking Down Content: Part I
Lots of writers look for a formula in writing, e.g. a novel should be 80,000 words each chapter should be 2,000 words 80,000/2,000 = 40 chapters. And then they’ll try … Continued