Welcome to week 2 of our Top 10 Writing Tips by... feature. Learning from mentors helps us to improve and evolve in our chosen field, and I still recall the top tips given to me at the start of my writing journey. In honour of that, and to help the next generation of writers’ young… Continue reading Top 10 Writing Tips by Bestselling Author Linda Huber @LindaHuber19 #AmWriting
Category: Writing Tools
#ProductReview iBeani: eReader and iPad Bean Bag #iBeani
Product Review Product: iBeani: iPad, Tablet, and eReader Bean Bag Stand Colour: Purple. Company: iBeani® My Rating: 5 Star My Review: I was given this product by a lovely gentleman I met through a networking group, Dean Billington, Director at Triton Telecom Ltd. As he knew I was an avid reader he thought it might… Continue reading #ProductReview iBeani: eReader and iPad Bean Bag #iBeani
#BookReview The Indie Author Mindset by Adam Croft #Writing #IndieAuthor
Title: The Indie Author Mindset Author: Adam Croft Category: Writing I found this book: Amazon My Review: I thought I’d burnt myself out on writing books over the years, but it appears I was wrong. Adam’s conversational style of writing meant I had this unpacked and read within a few hours. As a personal development… Continue reading #BookReview The Indie Author Mindset by Adam Croft #Writing #IndieAuthor
Writing Research – How I’m Using My Love of History #Vikings #WritingTips
Writing Research Writing fantasy fiction allows me to bend the rules, make stuff up, and be as creative as I want to be. I’ve invented realms, worlds, and races for my Guardian Series, I’ve run with a werewolf pack through Sherwood Forest in my Hood Academy Series, and I’ve turned little red riding hood into… Continue reading Writing Research – How I’m Using My Love of History #Vikings #WritingTips
How to Identify Life Lessons Using a Writing Exercise #AmWriting
How to Identify Your Life Lessons Using a Writing Exercise I know first-hand the benefits of writing for healing purposes, and this exercise is one of my favourite personal development tools. It was my creative writing tutor who introduced me to this as we worked on character development. Designed to challenge us as writers, however, I… Continue reading How to Identify Life Lessons Using a Writing Exercise #AmWriting
How to Name Your Fictional Character #WritingTips
How to Name Your Fictional Character I’ve recently finished writing the sequel to my last YA supernatural novel, Oath Breaker, and hope to release book two (Oath Keeper) next spring. With any follow-on book the hard work of naming your characters has been covered when you outlined your idea for book one. However, like any… Continue reading How to Name Your Fictional Character #WritingTips
Enter.Stage.Write #wwwBlogs #WritingCompetition #writingwestmids
I'm delighted to share news about the Enter.Stage.Write 2017 regional writing competition. Aspiring screen, theatre and movie writers are given the chance to take centre stage with a regional writing competition! ENTER.STAGE.WRITE 2017 Budding screen and stage writers are being encouraged to enter a writing competition which launches in the Midlands this month aiming to… Continue reading Enter.Stage.Write #wwwBlogs #WritingCompetition #writingwestmids
Meet Author Sacha Black @sacha_black #WritingTips
It’s an absolute delight to introduce my next guest to the blog today as she is a popular figure in the blogging community, ‘Boss Lady’ of the Annual Bloggers Bash Awards, and recently published author of the brilliant 13 Steps to Evil writing craft book (you can read my review of the book HERE). So,… Continue reading Meet Author Sacha Black @sacha_black #WritingTips
Have I Stumbled into Writing Horror? #Writing #NewRelease #YA
Have I Stumbled into Writing Horror? When my publisher added my new release to their catalogue, I noticed they listed it under horror. I was about to correct them when I glanced at the extract I’d added to a guest post and realised there was a lot of blood mentioned! Once I’d completed my Guardians… Continue reading Have I Stumbled into Writing Horror? #Writing #NewRelease #YA
#BookReview 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains by @sacha_black
Title: 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains Author: Sacha Black Category: Writers’ Craft Series My Review: I’ve followed Sacha Black’s blog for quite some time and thoroughly enjoy reading her posts on every aspect of the writing profession. When I heard that she had produced the first book in her writers’ craft… Continue reading #BookReview 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains by @sacha_black