to check in on Tuesday when a guest blogger will be taking my place. Meanwhile I am Kindled up with, amongst others, Michael Morpugo’s War Horse and Nicola Morgan’s Mondays are Red ( for my book group January theme of children or YA) Satchfield Hall – dastardly family deeds by Pauline Barclay Are we nearly … Continue reading Don’t forget!
Pausing between reviews (and other on-going projects) to think about how a plot needs to have some element of surprise. This might sound like stating the obvious, but if it was something I knew as a reader, it took me longer to work it out as a writer. It started when a fellow writer commented … Continue reading Oh yes! The art of surprise
First up for my e-pub ‘click to buy’ award, is White Lies and Custard Creams by Susan Alison. I actually read this a few months ago, and despite the fact that rom-com isn’t really my thing, the opening chapter was so convincingly written in terms of voice and energy that I had no hesitation in buying it. Is … Continue reading White Lies And Custard Creams: well worth e-reading
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will be aware of my dilemma about going for the self-publishing option, which is why I’ve been taking a particular interest in the recent crop of publish-to-kindle books issued by otherwise unpublished novelists. I think I’m trying to work out: a) ) how my own work compares … Continue reading e-publishing review
It’s customary to divide fiction-writers into plotters (work it all out before you start) and ‘pantsers’ (i.e. seat of pants, just write and work out the story as you go along) and because I had so many problems with the plot of my first novel, I always considered myself to be a fully paid up member of … Continue reading Seat of pants, gift of gab
