I can't believe I've been doing this nine months already. But yep, the other day I tipped over the 100 followers benchmark, and that seemed like a fitting time to reflect on my blogging journey so far. I want to talk about how things have changed and what I've learned since I started this in… Continue reading 9 Months, 100 Followers and 70 Posts Later…
Tag: writing
I Have A PA!
Yes, I thought you should be the first to know. I have a personal assistant*. After all, this writer life is very difficult. There are too many things to keep track of - and after I kept agreeing to new projects, I knew I needed to become more organised, because otherwise, I was going to… Continue reading I Have A PA!
How to Write Fantasy Heroes
More than any other genre, fantasy is a place where people like to build big plots. After all, the world is literally yours to make: everything from the mountains to the countries to the person living in that tiny house on that farm - it's yours, built from scratch. We all want to impress people… Continue reading How to Write Fantasy Heroes
What I Wrote In May 2020
Jeez. It's already the end of May? How did that happen? I told myself I'd take it easy for the first two weeks of the month as a reward for finishing the first draft of my book last month! It was still an awful mess, though, so this month was all about patching it up.… Continue reading What I Wrote In May 2020
To People Who Think Adult Fantasy Has No Value
I'm not mad at you, don't worry. But I do think you're wrong. There are two arguments I see people trot out when they're bashing fantasy. They are: In a fantasy story, anything can happen, so you can't make a plot with stakes. And: Fantasy fiction has no bearing on the real world, so it… Continue reading To People Who Think Adult Fantasy Has No Value
What I Wrote in April 2020
Hey folks, it's that time again! A new month is upon us, so I'm looking back on everything I wrote in April. It was quite a busy month for me. I'd set up a couple of projects: the Castle Tour and #CampNaNoWriMo. Camp NaNo is basically a smaller version of the big National Novel Writing… Continue reading What I Wrote in April 2020
What I Wrote In March 2020
Hello! Before I go on, I want to make an announcement: April is the month of the castle tour! I've been researching and prepping a few posts in my spare time over the last month, so you're going to see more from me in April: of course there'll be the usual Saturday blog posts, but… Continue reading What I Wrote In March 2020
How To Do A Fantasy Middle Correctly, With Help From Theoden King
I presume you're writing a book, right? Well, not right now. But in general. Maybe you're just brainstorming it? If so, you'll know about the dreaded middle. The beginning and end are relatively easy because they have set structures: inciting incident, pinch points, dark night of the soul, climax, denuement, etc. That's not to say… Continue reading How To Do A Fantasy Middle Correctly, With Help From Theoden King
What I Wrote In February 2020
Hello and welcome! You're very lucky, because this is my first monthly update to feature my new and swanky word tracker chart. There's no hiding for me: every single word I wrote (and didn't write) is recorded on the graph below. Oh, and if you're interested in what I wrote last month, here's that post.… Continue reading What I Wrote In February 2020
How to market your book
If you want to achieve the dream of living off the income from your self-published books, you need to sell a lot of copies. Fortunately for us, we have free, first-hand access to the largest book market ever invented: Amazon. (That's if you aren't bothered about giving them even more money, anyway.) However, there are… Continue reading How to market your book
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