Imagine if you had a dream of taking part in Dancing with the Stars, if you loved dancing so much that you longed to be involved in this glittering event. ...continue reading >>

If you’re about to write a novel, start with the midpoint. That’s the place to begin to build your world around. The midpoint is the point of no return in ...continue reading >>

This is one of our most popular posts, but, as our archive is so huge, we know articles can get lost – so here are some vital tips for anyone intending ...continue reading >>

If ever someone tells me they have a children’s picturebook story they want to write I’ll beam enthusiastically and say ‘How fantastic. What’s your favourite picturebook you’ve recently read?’ Their ...continue reading >>

People often ask me how hard it is to write in two very different genres – comedy and thrillers, and my stock answer is, ‘It isn’t difficult at all, as ...continue reading >>

In Part 1 of this article, I wrote: ‘. . . it’s not enough to simply keep firing obstacles into the path of your central character. You have to create ...continue reading >>

Submissions deadline: Open Verve Books is a new dynamic digital only company, borne out of a love of  brilliant, page turning fiction and a passion for digital publishing. We launch ...continue reading >>

It has been said that ‘everyone has a book inside them, and in most cases that’s where it should stay’. I have been trying to write a novel called The ...continue reading >>

Having coined a Pythonesque phrase, I could follow-up by providing a long list of positive pro-action on the part of the Irish Writers’ Union (IWU), but truthfully the most important ...continue reading >>

You have an idea. It’s nibbling away at the side of your brain begging to be written. But it wants to be written for the screen. It’s a feature film, ...continue reading >>