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Some excellent tips from Sue Moorcroft – not just for Christmas, but for life! Source: The 12 Twelve Writing Tips of Christmas | Sue Moorcroft blog

Some very clear points made by Rosie Amber – well worth a read. Source: Authors reviewing Authors (It’s a Minefield) #MondayBlogs #AmWriting | Rosie Amber

Source: Sunday morning, going up – Take Five Authors

When I signed a four-book contract with Accent Press a few years ago, my life suddenly went into overdrive. They took over two novels, published a third within a few weeks, and the fourth the following year. The fifth and

Source: Established author’s secrets revealed – Freemagination

Hi Emma – what’s this I hear about a new novel? It’s just been launched, and I’m really excited! Love Bleeds Blue is firmly in the ‘suspense romance’ genre, and features another sassy female hero-cop who is as passionate about her job as

My name is Mary and I am a procrastinator. Procrastinate: vi to defer action; to put off what should be done immediately. n procrastination. The way it goes is as follows. I sit at my desk to write… Source: Procrastination

Whenever a few writers get together, at some point the age old question is going to come up…. Are you a plotter or a pantser? This of course refers to our way of working. Do you plot the novel in

I’m pleased to be joined today by Karen Murdarasi. I met Karen when she was reading at Noir at The Bar in Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago. Her story about a secretary who accidentally kills h… Source: What Not

A few weeks ago, I realised that I had a self-imposed deadline coming up. I looked at my diary and saw six days in Dubai at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature fairly quickly followed by fo… Source: Write quickly,

One of the most common questions I’m asked at events or on social media is where my ideas come from. I don’t have an Ideas Shop just down the road from where I live – but I do hav… Source:

I’m going to start at THE END. It may seem an odd place to start, but I’ll explain. A couple of weeks ago, I was able at last to write these words on my work in progress – I had, after

As an author, it’s my job to make readers think that the characters and situations in my books are believable. Most writers research their books carefully to make their work credible and to e… Source: Do you believe everything you

It’s 2017 and after last week’s resolutions, it’s in with the new and out with the old – clutter that is. Pam’s clearing out her underwear drawer and has just discovered she owns 51 pairs of knicke… Source: Cleaning out the Clutter

It was a holiday in Turkey some years ago which was the catalyst to a major change in my reading habits. I’d finished the last of the books I’d brought with me – three days before our holiday ended… Source:

@writeanne Source: Book Review: People We Love by Jenny Harper – Put it in Writing

Even bestsellers like Katie Fforde do research. Even for contemporary women’s fiction. Why? How? Guest blogger Katie Fforde tells all. With added Ray Mears! Source: Katie Fforde & Research: Guest Blog • Liberta Books

Social media is for me. I like it as a writer, a reader and as a way of keeping up friendships or even re-establishing old ones. I find it easy enough to control as, unless something exciting’… Source: Is social media

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Aberdeen-based author Bill Kirton for around a decade now. He is versatile and polished, and he can be excruciatingly funny – and the same adjectives can be used about his writing. I’m delighted to be

Confession: I read very little these days. That is, I read a great deal for research purposes, and I read far too many newspapers articles (especially this year, when the politics everywhere has be… Source: Just close your eyes for