Funny you should say that… Katy O’Dowd
First of all, thank you to Laura for inviting me to a do a blog post, am very happy to be here! It’s always difficult, isn’t it, to know what to write for someone else. When you have a blog yourself...
View Article‘How to’ and other tomes
During a recent conversation with a fellow writer, we discussed the difficulties of self-editing and the merits of courses, workshops and ‘how to’ books, and editing and other fiction writing...
View ArticleLUCKY 7: seven lines from new works
I have been passed my Lucky 7 by the fabulous Sue Uden, a lovely writer chum I met on Twitter and who lives just along the coast in Chichester. Lucky 7 is just a bit of ‘blog fun’ for authors. Like...
View ArticleHow to Write – best how to book of recent years
Regular visitors will remember a recent post about how to books. Well, here’s another that aspiring authors need to add to their collection, and if money’s tight, buy this one before all others (except...
View ArticleInbetweener
At the end of June I finished the first draft of another novel and, as recommended by gazillions of other authors, now it lies fallow in the depths of my pc, until that time – perhaps another week –...
View ArticleA Little Book that Packs a Big Punch
Given that I’m doing a lot of editorial work for Cornerstones at present I thought I’d re-run a review of Helen Corner and Lee Weatherly’s excellent ‘how to’ book, first aired on my old blog a couple...
View ArticleStars and Steampunk
Please welcome novelist, journalist, all round good egg and writing buddy Katy O’Dowd. Katy’s here today to talk about writing Young Adult Fiction and her Steampunk YA novel, The Lady Astronomer. Ok,...
View ArticleBook review
I received a review copy of this wonderful collection of short stories recently. Here are my thoughts. Some of the authors I know personally, so I’ve withheld opinion on their work (though they’re...
View ArticleBook Review – Sweet Indeed
In Carys Bray’s prize-winning collection of short stories the dark, painful and unexpectedly tender moments of family life are explored with forensic precision. I haven’t admired a single author...
View ArticleFavourite books of 2012
So as we approach the year’s end I’m pondering my favourite reads of the past twelve months. I’ve read over forty books: the bulk of them novels; some short story collections; a few memoirs and a...
View ArticleAgent Hunter: a sharp spear for authors seeking representation
Not a spear. Ginger1′s karate sai Harry Bingham, best-selling author and creator of The Writers Workshop has launched a new project aimed at helping unrepresented authors find agents. Harry believes...
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