I’ve got a minor hobby in addition to writing – learning foreign languages. Apparently, I’ve got quite an ear for it. A professional Mandarin translator…
Writing Your Next Blockbuster Film or Novel
I’ve got a minor hobby in addition to writing – learning foreign languages. Apparently, I’ve got quite an ear for it. A professional Mandarin translator…
One of the questions best selling novelists get the most from readers and potential authors alike is “Where do you get your ideas?” It often…
It’s truly sad. I’m always pained by stories of writers who sent their novels out too soon. Recently, I read about a writer who sent…
One of the most heartbreaking things I experienced in November was reading the tweets of writers who were unable to get their word counts. NaNoWriMo…
After I’d written novel five (and abandoned number 4, because it had derailed), I was sent a video from a producer I was working with…
Good news – this isn’t an April Fools day joke, because you’re about sick of them. What one thing do you need to learn to…
I’ve read with some dismay a lot of people writing the same thing over and over again. “My word count total was 12,000 words for…
Every writer sets out to write their novel, and thinks once you’ve finished writing it, it’s done. There’s even a famous scene in a movie…
One of the most difficult things to do is work on several projects at the same time. It’s actually recommended against. I find myself in…
What is a scene, at its basic level? this is a big question, really. And the answer to effective writing is in answering this question.…