It’s not so much that I’m obsessed by genre as that it just keeps cropping up and this week I ended up checking out this blog post from Savvy Writers which links to others listing possible genres and sub-categories for fiction. Skimming through them I had a bit of a bolt from the blue, because nestling … Continue reading Genre and non-genre, or whatever happened to mainstream?
As an antidote to my previous grumble, here’s a nice thing about blogging. Back in the mists of time (5 years is a long time in blogging) I made contact with Maureen at Random Distractions, a lady who lives in Devon and has all kinds of interests which she shares with friends and followers. On her site I’ve … Continue reading The nice thing about blogging
I’m not sure I ever set out to develop what is now called an author platform. I started to blog partly for fun and also because of an instinct that in the increasingly digital world (this was back in 2007) it would be good to have an online presence. As an unpublished author it was … Continue reading Author platform – who needs it?
Have I lost my mind? I can’t help feeling that a writer talking about sex is a bit like an actor working with children and animals – the writer is unlikely to come off best! But having read Catherine Czerkawska’s post over at Authors Electric I realised that although we can all think of examples … Continue reading Going out with a bang: do’s and dont’s of writing about sex
With my publisher Thornberry signing new authors every week, I’m delighted that one of them is my writing-friend Nina Milton with her children’s novel Tough Luck. Nina writes for children and adults and since visiting here around a year ago has also found a publisher for her Sabby Dare novels. Great year, Nina! Do tell … Continue reading Nina Milton and her new children’s novel
