Tag Archives: Revising and Editing

Getting started with beta readers

Posted on Apr 2, 2018 by

If a friend offers to read your book, smile sadly and explain at length what an onerous and tedious task this would be. Continue reading →

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Accepting the inevitable

Posted on Mar 27, 2018 by

I’ve now accepted the inevitable. I’m writing a love story. Continue reading →

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In praise of … BetaBooks

Posted on Feb 22, 2018 by

Joining BetaBooks was a game-changer in my embryonic career; the moment when I came out as a writer and actually let people read my story. Continue reading →

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Less is more

Posted on Feb 18, 2018 by

My original aim was to write a feminist social history of early 20th century England focusing on the contribution of militant suffragists with additional modules on rural deprivation, mental illness, and temperate climate horticultural. Continue reading →

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Aristotle, Cinderella, and the Three Act Structure

Posted on Jan 28, 2018 by

The Three Act Structure is one of those writery rules we should know – even if we’re going to be terrible brave and alternative and break it. Continue reading →

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Question time

Posted on Jan 9, 2018 by

Writing your Bestseller by Bernard Cornwell, Historical Novel Society (1997!) I seem to get something new out of this article every time I come across it on Twitter. Today, I focused in on Cornwall’s advice on story-telling: Every good story … 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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