This week’s column is all about research for fiction writing. No matter what genre you write in, some sort of research is usually required whether it’s the location of your...

It’s January and for many this means writing resolutions, beginning that novel you promised yourself, and generally getting back into the swing of things. For this month, I thought it...

Welcome to the first Really Useful Links column of 2020. As it’s a new year, I thought we should kick it off with a look at some of the best...

Speak with any successful author and you’ll soon discover that one thing they all have in common is a writing schedule. That is why I thought it would be a...

Writing a novel takes more than just character dialogue and different scenes, descriptive writing is essential too. This week I’ve scoured the internet for expert tips and advice on descriptive...

As a writer, you are probably already familiar with the process involved in planning a novel, but what about planning a book series? Planning a series involves a lot more...

The final post in my point of view series deals with Deep or Close point of view. This usually tends to relate to third person point of view and I...

This is week three of my point of view series and today we are looking at Third Person. This is probably the most common and you’ll recognise it as he...

Following on from last week’s column which focused on First Person Point of View, this week we are looking at Second Person Point of View. This one isn’t very common,...

One of the biggest questions I see asked by new writers is what point of view to use, so over the next couple of weeks, this is the topic I’m...