Category Archives: Getting published

The Promised Land: engaging with editors, agents and publishers. Or trying to.

Silver linings

Posted on Jul 14, 2018 by

A reality check – and a timely nudge to be more flexible in my thinking. Continue reading →

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Despair (again)

Posted on Jun 30, 2018 by

That last post was terrible! So noisy! So cocksure! Continue reading →

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Sorry!

Posted on Jun 2, 2018 by

Only two things are mandatory. Writing. And getting one’s writing out there. Continue reading →

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Running out of Life

Posted on Feb 4, 2018 by

I am already well over twenty years past the average age at which most writers are first published. Continue reading →

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Farewell 2017

Posted on Dec 31, 2017 by

It’s as if your heart is being torn out and stamped on by a pair of precisely aimed stiletto heels; a soul-destroying, energy-sapping, time-wasting vortex of self-doubt. Continue reading →

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My ideal reader?

Posted on May 8, 2017 by

My Ideal Reader wants to escape to world of excitement and passion. Continue reading →

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15 minutes

Posted on Jun 25, 2016 by

I need to go back to basics. What does my heroine want? What is the “hook”? What is my USP? Continue reading →

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