It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’ve been reading a lot lately. I’ve been doing various readathons and what stood out to me is how villains are used. It also made me think of a post I wrote over a decade ago about …
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. Last year, I read Joanna Penn’s excellent Productivity for Authors where she recommended writing out everything you have to do in a day (including cooking and eating) and then marking the stuff only you can do (like …
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. It’s a new year. A new year means having “New Year’s Resolutions”. In some parts of the world, New Year has just started… Last month, I took a good long look at what I needed to do …
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I don’t know about you, but 2021 has been quite an interesting year for me. Okay, this was the best meme I could find (most memes about success and 2021 are just inappropriate). And who doesn’t love …
It’s time for another posting of the Author Toolbox Blog Hop. There is this series that I absolutely adored. Until I didn’t. Years ago, I wrote this post while I still loved the story (and re-watched and binge watched it): Awesome Arrow Regular readers will know that I’m a little obsessed with the Arrow TV series. And …
It’s time for another posting of the Author Toolbox Blog Hop. As writers, we know that we need to write good characters. Story, plot – it is all important. But characters, they are why people come back. I’ve looked at writing characters before: Writing Characters: A Case Study. That was a longish post with loads …
It’s a new month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. July Question: There have been many industry changes in the last decade, so what are some changes you would like to see happen in the next decade? You know that Quick-Quotes Quill Rita Skeeter has in the Harry Potter books? …
I can’t believe that it’s November already! For me, it means the last IWSG post of the year (I’m taking December off for a proper holiday). Buckle in, this is going to be one awesome – and slightly long – post. I’d like to start this post with amending the details of Grumpy Old Gods …
I’m so excited to welcome back efriend Tasha with her great advice on being an indie author. Last time she talked about ebooks and revolutionised my writing career. This time… just read the article 😉 Many self-publishing guides will talk about brand and how to create one. When considering this, one of the options is …
Last week we looked at what I write: Dark Fantasy. This week we’re looking at what features in my writing. Once upon a time I wrote about what folklore is and why folklore is important. I wrote about how we embrace it in our Disney movies and young adult novels – disguised as fairy tales. …
