My Updated Writing Routine
My Updated Writing Routine After nearly 18 months I’m finally writing my next novel. I’ve spent the last few months editing a previously written novel from 2020, but in March I began to write my…
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Top Five Writing Tips | National Writing Day
Top Five Writing Tips | National Writing Day Today it is National Writing Day 2021! As such, I thought it would be the perfect day to share my Top Five Writing Tips as a published author.…
It’s the Publication Day of What Planet Can I Blame This On?
It’s the Publication Day of What Planet Can I Blame This On? Today is the publication day of my debut novel What Planet Can I Blame This On? It’s OUT NOW in ebook and paperback, available from…
How I Write 10000 Words a Day
How I Write 10000 Words a Day Today’s blog post is all about how I write 10000 words a day. Firstly, to all my writer friends this is not a brag. Yes, I tend to…
How I Research My Novels
How I Research My Novels As a writer of contemporary fiction and historical fiction, I regularly have to research elements of my book. From finding out what people wore in the 1940s, to how tarot…
The Query Process | Writing
The Query Process | Writing Ironically as writers, we authors tend to add numbers to everything. The number of rejections we got, the number of drafts we’ve written, the number of books we’ve completed, and…
Author Q&A | What Planet Can I Blame This On?
Author Q&A Now the news is out about my upcoming book What Planet Can I Blame This On? I thought I would share an author Q&A. These are a few of the questions I have received from…
Dream Casting my Characters | What Planet Can I Blame This On?
Dream Casting my Characters Every writer has dream cast in their head when they’re writing a book – at least every writer I’ve even spoken to. Whilst none of us actually believe that the actors…
My Writing Playlist | What Planet Can I Blame This On?
My Writing Playlist | What Planet Can I Blame This On? Every writer is different when it comes to their writing routine. Some need complete silence, others need white noise from the TV or TedTalk…
BIG NEWS: I Got a Book Deal
BIG NEWS: I Got a Book Deal! If you haven’t already guessed from the title of this blog post: I GOT A BOOK DEAL! In June 2021, so less than six months, my debut novel…
What I’ve Been Loving in July 2020
What I’ve Been Loving in July 2020 Another month has come and gone, and we’re one step closer to 2020 being over! I’ve still got a lot of things to look forward to this year…
How Many Books By a Famous Author Have I Read?
How Many Books By a Famous Author Have I Read? I was watching a classics bookshelf tour on YouTube the other day and I realised that there are any so many classics I’ve read, but…
My Writing Routine
My Writing Routine My writing routine is not a daily thing. Since I work full-time and I don’t like to put pressure on myself, as that’s a sure way to get burnout, I write quite…