Eight habits you should adopt if you want to finish your novel
Building good writing habits is important if you want to finish your book, because without these eight habits, you will lose all motivation.
12 May 2025 07:35
Building good writing habits is important if you want to finish your book, because without these eight habits, you will lose all motivation.
14 Apr 2025 21:21
Following on from my first five writing exercises, here are five more to kick-start your creativity.
9 Apr 2025 09:35
A developmental edit is probably the most important edit your manuscript will go through, because it’s a professional opinion on whether your story is working or not. When, therefore, is the best time to hire a developmental editor for your novel?
31 Mar 2025 16:06
Rejection is just part and parcel of being a writer, but knowing that doesn’t make it any easier to bear. From short stories that fail to win competitions to novels that agents discard, rejection can feel demotivating and deeply personal.
13 Jan 2025 14:04
Most writers long to be more productive, especially those who juggle their writing with a full-time job and have limited time to devote to their art. If you want to boost your word count and get more done with those precious minutes or hours, here are a few tips.
3 Jan 2025 15:05
If you’re stuck for ideas when you sit down to write, creative writing exercises can be a good way to kickstart your imagination.
16 Dec 2024 15:48
We’ve all experienced it as writers; that hollow feeling you get when you stare at a blank page or an empty Word document.
5 Dec 2024 14:59
If you have an idea for a novel and are trying to get organised, here are six things you should do before you begin.
25 Nov 2024 14:37
This question crops up a lot, and it often leaves new writers feeling confused. If you’ve finished a manuscript and want to have it professionally edited, what are the different editing options, and do you need all three?
3 Nov 2024 15:41
Hybrid publishing sits somewhere between traditional publishing and self-publishing, combining elements of both. While a traditional publisher generates revenue through book sales, a hybrid press makes money from both book sales and the fees they charge their authors.
20 Aug 2024 09:38
Once snobbishly dismissed as the publication choice of ‘amateurs’, self-publishing has become wildly popular in recent years and the preferred publication path for many. While it does have a number of big advantages over traditional publishing and hybrid publishing, there are also a number of pretty big downsides.
12 Aug 2024 12:35
Traditional publishing is no longer the only route to publication, but it’s one option that many writers aspire to over self-publishing or hybrid publishing. It is, however, a tough nut to crack and there are downsides as well as positives to taking the traditional route.