Today is World Mental Health Day and what better opportunity is there to discuss mental health and writing. As writers, we are nearly always working in isolation. Sitting at a...

In this week’s column I’m looking at memoirs, which can be quite difficult to write. Delving into the recesses of your mind to pull out memories and stories you want...

In this week’s column I’m looking at how to make the most of writing competitions. Winning one of these can lead to publishers and editors taking an interest in your...

In this week’s column I’m looking at how to master the art of writing a drabble. For those that don’t know, a drabble is a 100-word short story. It’s a...

In this week’s column I’m looking at how to write to market. For those choosing to self-publish, writing to market is almost always essential as is a quick release schedule...

In this week’s column I’m looking at novel plotting. I have to be honest; this is not something that I tend to focus on when writing. I’m what many call...

In this week’s column I’m exploring writing inspiration. Where it comes from and some of the best places to find it. This can be anything from writing prompts, pictures, to...

For today’s column, I thought I focus on something that affects quite a lot of writers, both new and experienced. The dreaded filler or filter words. We all use them...

Over the course of the past three weeks I’ve covered comp titles, elevator pitches, and the synopsis, so this week I’m going to finish this series with how to query...

In the past three weeks I’ve covered comp titles, elevator pitches, and query letters so this week I’m going to focus on the synopsis. This is often something that a...