Writing a novel
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Real v Imaginary Settings in a Novel
WHY IMAGINARY LOCATIONS ARE CHOSEN? There are many reasons why an author may choose to write in an imaginary setting rather than in a real location. Here are a few of them. Do let us know if you can think of others. To Avoid Association with Crime Agatha Christie was the mistress of creativity when…
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A Zoom Writing Retreat — Sally Jenkins
Although lockdown is gradually easing, there are still lots of things we can’t do. Groups meeting together indoors is one of them. This has led to the rise and rise of Zoom, video conferencing software that most of us had never heard of at the beginning of March but now use regularly. I take part […]…
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Genre Bending Novels ~ What, Where and How ~ Answers for Writers and Readers
Have you even wanted to write or read a book which doesn’t quite fit into the norm of genre? For the writer Here’s some useful advice for the writer on current trends, how to go about writing such a novel and how to pitch it or market it once it’s completed. For the Reader Following…
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Themes in Novel Writing ~ 6 ~ Themes to Craft an Alternative Mystery Genre Novel
Keeping up the tension in a novel ~ Typical crime mysteries In a murder mystery themes of death, fear, hatred, evil, crime and a multitude of equally negative themes keep up the tension in a novel. Of course, with a missing person theme, or in the case of my latest novel missing people, all of…
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Themes in Novel Writing ~4 ~ Gender Inequality
This is part of a series on Themes in Writing Novels, some we chose deliberately, some we develop as the novel unfolds and others we slip into quite by chance, but Themes are certainly worth thinking about for writing the back blurb or book description and for marketing purposes, to find your target audience. What…
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Themes in Novel Writing ~ Theme 3 ~ Racism
RACISM IN NOVEL WRITING If you glance no further than the first few lines of this blog, then I can recommend reading Jodie Picoult’s Small Great Things. Never to be shy of controversy in her writing, Jodie hits racism head on (all types described below). I’ve only read about a quarter of the book so far…