Author of the Princelings of the East fantasy and Viridian System scifi series
Brothers are my inspiration. I didn’t think they were. I thought other people inspired my lead characters. Let’s explore this a little… The Princelings of the East series My princelings who inspired the whole series are Fred and George. More
I’m taking time off this week. So although it’s the Insecure Writers Support Group day, and you can sign up here to join in the fun (along with hundreds of others), I’m not posting today. After all, when we’re feeling
Thank goodness it’s February: January is gone. How many resolutions did you make, and how many are still intact? I decided long ago not to make new year resolutions. It’s always the same thing: lose weight. I generally have to
Choosing your book title is something I’ve muttered about in the past. Why would you name your book the same as loads of others. A famous name, even? Being short of a book review today (I shouldn’t have included Neil
Happy New Year! It’s the first Wednesday of the month, in fact, of the new year, so it’s Insecure Writers Support Group again. Thank you to all who make this gathering happen, especially our hosts this month: Tyrean Martinson, The Cynical
The frenzy of Christmas is upon us. The Black Friday, White Monday and sky-blue pink excuse to shove sale items at you in a desperate attempt to take your money from you instead of it going to another retailer made
Story ideas arriving out of the blue is something most authors dream of. I dream of lots of stories, the trouble is remembering anything about them long enough to write it down. Last week I went to an event as
Memoir or Fiction? There’s something for Insecure Writers to get more insecure about. If we are to write about our own experiences, how far do we go before it becomes a memoir? I’d already started thinking about this as a
I’m mapping the Realms again. I can understand if you don’t understand that, but it’s a little extra you can find on the Princelings website – a map of the Realms, the Princelings world, as relevant to books 1-5. Why
Surprise! It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for the Insecure Writers’ Support Group. I’d already started thinking about the suggested question for the month when I got a horrible surprise. I’m going to try to work out
Pet peeves; something I don’t really have, save for badly edited books and wrong homophones. But this is the first Wednesday of the month, and it’s Insecure Writers Support Group, so I’ll go with the flow. I’d like to thank
It’s the Insecure Writers’ Support Group today, asking about a valuable lesson you’ve learnt. I’m at Camp Nano, so this is just a quickie to show willing. My most valuable lesson The most valuable lesson I’ve learnt while writing comes
Our Insecure Writers Support Group theme of the day is: Did you ever say “I quit”? If so, what happened to make you come back to writing? Before I get around to answering the question… a big THANK YOU to
Doing writing research is not something I do a great deal (see my U post for the A to Z Challenge to discover why). This month the Insecure Writers Support Group suggested tackling the question: What is the weirdest/coolest thing
Zanzibar’s Rings is the working title of the third book in the Viridian System series. It seems a bit daft, really, since I haven’t republished The Perihelix yet, which I withdrew after it got reviews which showed it really needed
A news round-up is a generic term for Monday posts on my blog. This is my spot for discussions, events, things I’ve discovered or done, announcements and sometimes “I don’t know what to say today so I’m making it up
Illustrations in Children’s books (older children – 9 to 12 years old, or middle grade) has been a hot topic over at the Goodreads Great Middle Grade Reads group. Every time I find a book with illustrations I notice them
Distractions from the A to Z Challenge No.1: the first Wednesday of the month is the Insecure Writers Support Group. Today is also letter D in the A to Z Challenge. Now there’s a distraction from the proper job of writing. Tips
It’s an old saying “What you gain on the swings, you lose on the roundabouts.” I think it’s to do with the ups and downs of life, some things go well, others don’t. Two steps forward and one step back.
If it’s your first day back, Happy New Year. Welcome to the January edition of the Insecure Writers Support Group post. You can sign up or visit other insecure writers here… What we do is write about our troubles, or
Welcome to December’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. If you haven’t joined in yet, why not? It’s a way of sharing the ups and downs of our writing lives with others who know what they went through, and can appreciate your
Welcome to this month’s Insecure Writers Support Group post. You can join in by signing up at insecurewriterssupportgroup.com where you’ll also find the long list of people to visit each month. I tend to visit all my ‘follow’ blogs and at
The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. You can join in with your own post and sign up here, or just go to the list and hop around, seeing what other gems people have posted, or
This is my Insecure Writers’ Support Group post for September. There is often a question prompt from the hosts, but as usual, I’m writing it ahead of time when there’s something on my mind I think would help other writers. You
I had nothing in mind to write for today until I skimmed this post on Chuck Wendig’s site (take care if you’re allergic to swearing, since Chuck doesn’t hold back). It’s a guest post, though, so should not be too