My guest today is Isabella May, a fellow romcom author who also lives in Spain. Welcome, Isabella, can you tell us how you became a published author? It’s often said that the author’s journey is full of twists and turns, deviations and hairpin bends. That’s definitely been the case for me! My career … Continue reading My Path to Publication – Isabella May
Month: March 2019
My Path to Publication – Misha Herwin
This week author Misha Herwin is sharing her 'path to publication' story with us. Thank you for joining us, Misha. Can you tell us how you became a published author? My path to publication has been a long and bumpy one. I started when I was fifteen with a book about a magic owl. On … Continue reading My Path to Publication – Misha Herwin
Tips for writing a romance novel
Hi everyone, I’ve written for many different genres over the past thirty odd years: for magazines, children’s books, educational, plays, short stories and romance novels. This week, for the romance writers out there I'm going to share a blog post I recently wrote about the six things I have learnt about writing popular women’s … Continue reading Tips for writing a romance novel
My Path to Publication – Tom Williams
The path to publication can be a varied one, and I love to discover the different routes authors take, so every Saturday I'm going to ask an author to share their 'path to publication' journey with us. Author Tom Williams is my first guest, so over to you. Tom, how did you become a published author? … Continue reading My Path to Publication – Tom Williams
Writing a children’s book? – Try this first page checklist
If you're writing a children's book you might find this first page check list handy when you're revising your work. Ask yourself the following five questions. 1) Have you started with something that will grab your reader’s interest? Children usually glance at the opening paragraph of a book and if it doesn’t appeal to … Continue reading Writing a children’s book? – Try this first page checklist
Quick Plot Tips
Every story needs a plot, a conflict to resolve or obstacle to overcome. The longer your story the more conflict you need. Some new writers get confused what the plot of their story is, they write great description or dialogue but fail to see that their story hasn't actually got a plot. So let's take … Continue reading Quick Plot Tips