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People. Characters. This is covered in chapter two of Helen Corner-Bryant's On Editing: How to Edit Your Novel the Professional Way. I have way to many characters in my novel-in-progress and it's time to see what it happening. So according to the course, the second topic covered will be below which ties in nicely with chapter …
Continue reading Editing my Third Novel: #3 – Characterisation
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My romantic heroes need to fit a certain standard, this is escapism and fantasy then I realised the pressure real men where under to attain such standards. My heroes are purely fictional but real men live and breath. Body Image Not all men can look like this! And yet we forget it's not only not …
Happy New Year! HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD ONE! Lets cut to the chase - WRITER'S BLOCK I thought writing will become easier with my third novel. I really thought with a good grasp of craft, plotting and everything else, I could just write. Not so. Now it's the dreaded E word. EXPECTATIONS! Readers …
Continue reading Writer’s Block! Writing gets harder with Publication!
So carrying on from my blog post last blog post, I decided I needed a plan. Yes, a plan. It's so easy to escape down the rabbit hole with Alice and go to Wonderland and get distracted. So I decided as a plan for editing, I's use the course outline of Helen Corner-Bryant's Edit Your …
I've decided write a series of blog posts as I edit my novel. Goodness knows how many drafts it will take me. So let's roll. I have been eyeing up a course for over a year at the Professional Writing Academy and if I have the cash available I'd take the jump but it costs …
Continue reading Editing my Third Novel: #1 – Doing the Scene Summary
The pain of self-publishing disillusions Self-publishing is hard especially when you write a book with little sales or reviews. All around people are getting reviews as soon as they publish, or having wonderful sales. I know it's about sales and promotions and networks etc. I'm getting a grip on the self-publishing world but still …
Hello all, This book believe it or not was harder than the first. I learnt a lot of lessons, and there was a lot more tears of frustration probably because I thought things should have been simpler than the first time. But no Shop around for editorial support especially if you are paying for it …
Continue reading Self-publishing takeaways & lessons from book release two.
Hello! It's finally done, and live on Amazon. I must add each publishing experience is different. Doing the second book was more challenging than the first for different reasons, however it is now live. You can grab a copy on Amazon or Amazon Kindle Unlimited. Amazon-US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K5WM86R Amazon-UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07K5WM86R This is more my writerly blog …
Akemi Nichols is determined to achieve her dream of owning her business, but her present circumstances make her a risky prospect for bank loans. One business option is for Akemi to contact her ex boyfriend, the wealthy Reid Thomas, for an investment. But she is reluctant as she dumped Reid eight years ago over a …
