Prologue and introduction

Hey everyone! I know i joined a while ago and never posted anything, but here it is. The prologue to one of my longer works.…

rowena 25 July 2020

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Infinite Shelf Space & the Gatekeeper’s Myth

An interesting thought this week, arising from my Summer Festival conversation with Jenny Geras, the CEO of Bookouture, on Tuesday this week. If you’re a…

Harry 24 July 2020

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Advice on writing historical fiction

How to write about the past  I have tremendous respect for anyone who writes historical fiction. Not only are you tied to reality in terms…

Sarah 21 July 2020

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An arctic tale

I once saw a documentary about dog sledding in the Arctic. The show had (I think) three teams racing to the Pole using broadly the…

Harry 17 July 2020

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Do you agree?

donnacosta 17 July 2020

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How to write from multiple perspectives

How to create multiple voices in the same book  Creating a distinct voice for your character is must when writing in first person. So those…

Sarah 14 July 2020

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Writing ROMANCE

Writing romance is different from other genres. To start with, how can you show tension & conflict on the first chapter, when the story has…

donnacosta 13 July 2020

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How do you create a PERFECT CHARACTER?

Casually off to kill her next victim… What if your perfect character is also the villain? And how do you balance the villain character with…

donnacosta 11 July 2020

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We launched a book. Here’s what happened

On Friday 26 June, we released a book: Getting Published, authored by me, and a major update on a book I first wrote ten years…

Harry 10 July 2020

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Our book cover selection process

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to Amazon that’s the first thing our potential buyer will be…

Rachael 9 July 2020

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