I’ve published 12 books – seven novels, two novellas, a short story collection and two non-fiction (as at 2021) – via the indie route since 2012, but in the preceding three years I learnt how to write for publication. More importantly, I learnt writing techniques: structure, plot, dialogue; how to delete adverbs, adjectives and over-writing; […]
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January 18th, 2016 | Tags: Alliance of Independent Authors, Getting published, Hard graft, indie publishing, self-publishing | Category: Agents, Authors, Getting published, Insights, Q&A, Writing life, Writing skills | 26 comments - (Comments are closed) In the pantheon of literary festivals, the Chipping Norton Literary Festival is reckoned to be one of the best: world class speakers, an unrivalled range of events, the ‘localness’ yet global appeal, and not least, enthusiasm and fun. So when I was invited via my writing friend Liz Harris to speak on self-publishing at one […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!November 22nd, 2015 | Tags: advice, ChipLitFest, Giving talks | Category: Authors, Events, Getting published, Useful stuff, Writing life, Writing skills | Comments are closed Charroux may be a tiny town in the middle of la France profonde, but these last few days it has been buzzing with local, national and international noise. Noise? Yes, the noise of authors talking, writers of every stripe discussing craft, poets and musicians entertaining and provoking us and playwrights dramatising. We learnt, stared in […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!August 30th, 2015 | Tags: Charroux, conferences, Crime, litfest, Romans | Category: Authors, Books, Events, France, Readers, Roma Nova, Writing life | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Today, I am delighted to welcome historical novelist Jean Fullerton to the writing blog. Born into a large East End family, Jean was brought up in the overcrowded streets clustered around the Tower of London. Her Victorian stories shining with authenticity have delighted both readers and critics. Jean’s latest book, Fetch Nurse Connie, set in […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!June 11th, 2015 | Tags: East London, historical, nursing, setting, world building | Category: Authors, Books, Guests, Promotion, Research, Women's history, Writing life | Comments are closed Well, I’m packing my bags this weekend for a long trip to the USA and Canada. On the last weekend of June, I’m attending the Historical Novel Society Conference in Denver where I’ll be able to meet ‘virtual’ friends of several years’ standing in the flesh. Quietly excited… 😉 But more than that, on the […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!June 7th, 2015 | Tags: advice, conferences, Historical Novel Society, indie publishing, IndieBRAG, self-publishing | Category: Authors, Events, Getting published, Writing life | Comments are closed |
   
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