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  • Which Setting? An Inspiration to Write

    Choosing the right setting for your novel is vital but how do we do it? Familiar or Imaginary If we choose a familar location it has loads of advantages: You can imagine each scene and the descriptions flow effortlessly as you write Your audience loves to read about places they know Promotion is more straight forward because  your…

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  • ‘Novel Publicity’

    MARKETING YOUR NOVEL & EXCELLENT WRITING TIPS As Social Media networking has exploded into the world of publishing and no author can now sit back and write in contemplative isolation, leaving the world of marketing their novel completely to their publisher, Novel Publicity has stepped in. So many cliché’s spring to mind here which would…

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  • Agape – words of wisdom

    I have a window of opportunity today because on Thursday I will be talking about Novel Publicity and next Monday I will be posting a review of a novel ‘Leah’s Wake’ for their current ‘Blog Tour’. This leaves me with a single post to fill and a chance to share with you one of my favourite…

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  • Are you a Hare or a Tortoise in your writing?

    The Hare and the Tortoise Some writers are hares. They are either fortunate or blessed with amazing talent to write a best seller first time or they go haring off in search of success. A writer’s race is an individual one. Of course the eyes of the world see us competing with each other to…

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  • The Tapestry of Writing

    I was talking to a friend the other day and he likened writing a story to weaving. This is a quote from Wikipedia about weaving a tapestry: “Tapestry is a form of textile art, woven on a vertical loom. It is composed of two sets of interlaced threads, those running parallel to the length (called…

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  • Albion Writers’ Group lives on!

    Last night we held the third meeting of our fledgling writers’ group in Ampthill. Each session has been quite different with an average of half a dozen of us attending and a total of 10 of us who have shown an interest. At first we are just getting to know each other but since each week…

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  • Watch the word count 85,000, 90,000, 100,000…

    I was interested to read an article in the newspaper recently which discussed the new fashion of shorter novels to fit in the the e reader life style. Novellas are coming back into fashion, as are short stories, bite commuter sized reads to while away the hour travelling by train. When I wrote   ‘Riduna’ I did not think…

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  • e book revolution – From a writer on the edge

    I have read several articles recently about the e book revolution and how it is changing not only how we read, publish and advertise our writing but also that the whole industry is in a state of flux from publishing companies to bookshops. As a writer this can be quite exciting, albeit a bit daunting.…

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