Writers are weird. We sit alone in rooms, typing endlessly into computers. We stare out windows and call it work. We have a strange love for typewriters even though we’ve never used one. We’re a species unto itself. So how do you know when you’re a writer? Is it...
What is a beta reader, I hear you ask? Humour me, I don’t want to think I’m hearing things. There’s enough weird stuff going on in my imagination. A beta reader is a wonderful person who reads a book before it is released. In exchange for getting a free...
How many times have you heard the phrase ‘Write What You Know’? It’s given to all rookie writers so they can get confused and then start writing about their breakfast cereal. Because seriously, who doesn’t know everything about their weetbix? Or so I thought. I’m writing a series at...
When I read a book, I want the leading man to be strong and kind. He has to be handsome, but quirky, treat the leading woman right, but know when to break the rules. Am I asking for too much? Maybe. Are those kind of men really out there?...
This week I’m participating in the Book Blogger Fair. To read more about it, click here. For those who are too lazy to click through, it’s a weeklong celebration for books and authors. Over the next week or so, I will be posting guest articles and author interviews. Make...