LM Milford

Author of the Allensbury Mysteries

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Planning: the danger of too much

I wrote confidently earlier in the year that I was certain that because I’d carefully plotted and planned my third book then it made the process smoother and had created a better book. How wrong I was. Because I’d known… Continue Reading →

What does it mean for me to be an indie author?

I love being an indie author. Some people may look down on books that aren’t ‘traditionally published’, but I think that it’s fair to say we’ve moved on a long way from just self-publishing. Self-publishing used to have a reputation… Continue Reading →

Keep up the kindness

Mental Health Awareness Week is drawing to a close and I’m left wondering how quickly this year’s message – be kind – will be forgotten. There are some lovely lockdown stories about people fetching food for elderly neighbours, leaving free… Continue Reading →

How to cope in a crazy crisis

We’re into week four of the Coronavirus lockdown (I think) and I think it’s fair to say that it’s a very, very strange time. I don’t know about you, but I’ve completely lost track of the day and the date!… Continue Reading →

What skills do you need to be a writer?

No writer emerges fully formed. It’s that simple. When a writer publishes their first book, it’s rarely actually their first completed work. Instead it will be the product of many, many years of false starts and learning from them. Most… Continue Reading →

The power of radio drama

There’s something wonderful and powerful about radio plays. It’s a very intimate way to hear a story performed and I’m not sure whether it’s that intimacy or the creativity that comes with this medium that most appeals to me. A… Continue Reading →

Time to Talk means time to listen

We’ve all been there, haven’t we? You bump into a work colleague in the communal kitchen and while the kettle’s boiling you exchange pleasantries, usually starting with ‘how are you?’ or ‘How’s things?’. But when that colleague says ‘I’m fine’… Continue Reading →

The five stages of editing

I wrote recently about how to plan a novel in a week; that is definitely possible. However, I won’t ever claim that it’s possible to edit a novel in a week. In fact, my first two novels took at least… Continue Reading →

How to plan a murder mystery in a week

So, you’ve always wanted to write a novel. You’ve got a great idea buzzing around in your head and you want 2020 to be the year you use it, but you don’t know where to start. Writing a novel is… Continue Reading →

Five ways to boost your creativity

We’re all familiar with that feeling of ‘I want to write but I don’t know where to start’. It can be very difficult and intimidating to come up with new ideas. It can be frustrating when you hear an author… Continue Reading →

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