Should you submit your novel if you still have doubts? Time to get over the fear!
Fear is a brilliant and terrifying thing. It’s a natural reaction to keep you safe and make you consider your [...]
May 2021
Why it’s important to add heart-string tugging storylines to your feel-good, romantic fiction
Romance is often criticised for being easy to read or uncomplicated, when in reality they are often as complicated and [...]
Guest Post by Lucy Morris
This week I'm excited to bring you a fabulous guest post by the lovely Lucy Morris! (*Cue round of applause*) [...]
Feeling the fear? 7 things to do now if your story isn’t working, hits a brick wall, or simply dies on you!
Whether you’re a plotter or a panster, we all have times when our stories aren’t working and we’re not really [...]
April 2021
Guest post with Leonie Mack
This week I'm really excited to have a guest post from the fabulous Leonie Mack, who writes absolutely brilliant romantic [...]
March 2021
Let’s get the word out! Three reasons why you should definitely launch your book with a fabulous blog tour!
I’ve always launched my books with a blog tour organised by the fabulous Rachel’s Random Resources (www.rachelsrandomresources.com). I started [...]
Want to be an author but don’t know if you’re any good? 3 ways to tell if you’re smashing it!
Writing is hard, there’s no doubt about that. But how can you tell if your scribblings and stories are any [...]
February 2021
To swear or not to swear? That is the question. Is it ever okay to swear in romance novels?
Now I know swearing in romance is a slightly contentious issue, but let’s have a chat about it anyway! Some [...]
How do you choose between us? The 3 key things that make one romance writer different to another.
I’ve often pondered this question both as a reader and as a writer. It especially comes up when I’m trying [...]
The surprising reason you, or anyone else, can write a novel this year!
If you go online and read writing advice websites, you’ll find a lot of so-called ‘rules’ that they’ll try and [...]
January 2021
You can do it! How to spend this year writing that novel you’ve always wanted
I know you’re thinking that writing a novel is extremely intimidating, and at times it really can be. I’ve written [...]
November 2020
One Minute Wonder!
One writerly question, one answer, one minute to read! Here we go...I often get asked where my ideas come from [...]