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For the love of a library

As a keen reader and a writer, you can imagine how passionate I am about libraries. This week (9-14 October) marks national Libraries Week, and I thought I’d talk a bit about what they mean to me. I practically grew… Continue Reading →

Things I wish I’d known…. Planning for a series

The definition of a series is probably quite fluid. It could be over a short period of time with a beginning and end – like Broadchurch – or over a longer term with the same characters – like Midsomer Murders…. Continue Reading →

How a writer can commit to continuous professional development (CPD)

In my day job I’m a big fan of CPD. There’s always something you can learn or some new way of doing things that you can embrace. In fact, I’m so committed that for the past three years I’ve been… Continue Reading →

Writers who inspire me: Jane Isaac

It’s a while since I wrote about writers who inspire me, but I thought it was time I added another person to my list. When you’re starting out as a writer, you’re likely to have an aim in mind. Whether… Continue Reading →

What happens if you don’t write every day?

When you start out as a writer one of the first pieces of advice you’re given is that you must write every day. No matter how long you write for you must write every day. And for a while this… Continue Reading →

My top five books of the year

It’s that time of year when everyone starts to look back at the year that’s passed and what happened in that time. I’ve seen a lot of posts on Twitter of people’s top books for the year so I thought… Continue Reading →

IWSG: Taking the unenforced day off

Every month I post on the first Wednesday as a member of the Insecure Writers’ Support Group. The group was set up by Alex J. Cavanaugh to bring together writers to offer each other support. Pop along to the website… Continue Reading →

The scourge of comparison-itis

I’m a voracious reader – of mostly crime fiction – and this means I have a lot to compare my writing to. Every time I pick up a new book to read or see a recommendation on Twitter, my heart… Continue Reading →

A step closer to self-publishing

I’ve long cherished a dream of seeing my work published. At first it was a desire to see my work in print, displayed on a shelf in a bookshop, but in recent years my dream has been refined. Instead my… Continue Reading →

Why I’ve brought in ‘The Red Pen’

A couple of weeks ago I embarked on a major mission. I printed out the first 100 pages of Book One, having decided to wield my red editing pen over it, prior to perhaps self-publishing. About a week later, I… Continue Reading →

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