Roughly a year ago, I started writing fiction with more intention, more focus and more progress. Here's why, and how it's become the best thing I've ever done. Read more
There are actually many different kinds of editors and it's helpful to know what they do so you can work with the right different types of editors at the right time for your book. Read more
Today I'm celebrating the publication of my fifth book and first book of poetry, Lover Mother Other: Poems About Love, Motherhood & Everything Else Transcend. Find out why this book is so personal and took so long to come to life! Read more
As an indie author I use social media a lot, so this is a list of the best hashtags for writers looking to use writing hashtags to connect with readers, other writers and the wider writing community. Read more
Today's story is all about crowdfunding for authors. Crowdfunding a book is an alternative route to getting a book published and author Amy Lord tells us all about the story she's publishing and her best tips for crowdfunding a book. Read more
More and more writing apps are being launched, but which are the best for writing fiction, be it novels, short stories or novellas? These are the writing apps I use regularly and recommend to other authors. Read more
I wrote these tips to help writers realise that you can still write through the madness of those early months as a first-time parent. And I don't mean write during naptime because that time is for showering/sleeping/eating/doing absolutely nothing! Read more
My latest short story collection, Nine Women: Short Stories is now available as an ebook for Kindle on Amazon. And this blog post reveals some of the ways this book became a happy surprise with a life of its own! Read more
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and it takes place every November. With over 700,000 writers worldwide participating it is an international phenomenon and has changed my life. If you've always wanted to write a book, it could change your life too… Here are 21 reasons why you should do NaNoWriMo this year. Read more
Dear fellow writer,How did you fare in November's NaNoWriMo madness? Did it work for you? Did you walk away with 50,000 words? Or did life get in the way and slow you down, force you to stop and reassess? Perhaps the deadline did little for your creativity, drowning read more
Leading on from this post I wrote as a very basic overview to self-publishing (based on my own experience) the following is a list of things that you are going to have to squeeze into your busy schedule if you want a shot at being a successful self-published author.Again read more