The Writing Process, Writing, Young Adult

Pantser or Plotter?

With the release date for my debut young adult fantasy book, Guardians of the Dead getting closer (26th February 2015) the time felt right to review my writing notes for the sequel, Guardians of the Sky. When I first began writing I was a classic pantser – I wrote blindly, hoping to get to the brutal end… Continue reading Pantser or Plotter?

Self Publishing, Writing, Young Adult

Taking advantage of Kindle Pre-Order

  Taking advantage of Amazon's pre-order facility for Kindle books opens up a new dimension for the self-published author.  You can load your book as early as ninety days before the release date. If you haven't quite finished the finer points of your manuscript but still want to benefit from promoting prior to sale then… Continue reading Taking advantage of Kindle Pre-Order

Authors, Blog Tour, Writing

The Genesis Saga Tour

  I’m grateful to my host of this seventh post of THE GENESIS SAGA TOUR, and to Nonnie Jules of 4WillsPublishing who arranged it all! The full lineup for this tour can be found @ http://wp.me/P43s9i-2g My purpose, is to give readers a greater familiarity with planet Genesis – within the Equations universe created by… Continue reading The Genesis Saga Tour

NaNoWriMo, Writing

30 Days of NaNoWriMo

Well it's finally here - November and NaNoWriMo 2014.  The plotting is done, the character bio's are stuck to the notice board and the 54lbs. of Cadbury's chocolate is taking up residence in the fridge.  I'm good to go. Now when December arrives we all rush to open the first door on our advent calendar so… Continue reading 30 Days of NaNoWriMo

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Guest Author Interview – Peter Jones

Today I am joined by Peter Jones author of The Good Guy's Guide To Getting The Girl. The Fun Five: 1. What part of the world do you come from? I'm an Essex boy!  Was born and raised in Chelmsford, moved to Southend as soon as I was able (Mum used to take us there on the… Continue reading Guest Author Interview – Peter Jones

Non Fiction, Writing, Young Adult

Welcome to my Author Website

What an exciting day.  I have spent the day crafting this site to give my books and my work in progress a home.  As a multi-genre writer I've spent months scratching my head about developing two websites.  One for my non-fiction and another for my young adult fantasy.  Being a single mum, business owner, blogger and writer,… Continue reading Welcome to my Author Website