You’re in deep trouble if you get your wardrobe wrong for a stay on island of Lamu on the Kenyan coast. The tiny winding lanes that snake...

One of the biggest questions I hear from authors is this. Should I traditionally publish or indie publish? Since 2013 Jane Friedman has...

So you have got a book out there into the world. Massive congratulations. But getting a book published is one step, getting it to...

I just got back from the annual month-long writing residency in Greece, and I read a LOT of working manuscripts there. Many authors came...

Now that you have done all the hard work, it’s time to press play. If you want to get a publishing deal, this is where the rubber hits...

You have written your best possible version of your book, and now you may just need someone to make it better. The good news is that...

Rewriting (and rewriting and rewriting) is not only completely essential – it is the lifeblood of an author. In writing the first draft...

AUTHORS are having to adapt and adjust with reader demands. That means you have to get tighter on delivering a book that is ‘on point’...

As authors, we need to be savvier than ever about who reads our books. We have the ability to market our books directly to our readers....

Where should your story start? Few stories start at the beginning. Most stories start in the middle. All stories - whether it’s a novel,...

‘I didn't know how much marketing would be involved in actually getting my book sold.’ ‘My publisher did some PR for the first few months...

You start structuring a book by being very clear on what you are writing about. Sounds simple? You (sort of) know what you want to say...

​ It has been a busy year in publishing – and its only July. The good news is that reading has not been hit by the two years of lock...

Where are you going with all this writing? What is the end game? Do you simply love writing with no real outcome required? Is it profit?...

What is your book about? The dreaded question. The answer is most likely 'a HELL of a lot - do you have two hours?' People don't, so...

What is a ghost writer and why may you need one? And when should you actually write your own book? I'm just going to unpack that a...

What! You ask. Why trouble? Why would I need anyone to do this in a book? Have you ever heard that books are driven by conflict? This...

​Even though you may be the 'main character' in a memoir, this book is not just about you. Even non-fiction needs other characters. And...

​I had no name. No attachments. No family. No form. No purpose. I was a floating, formless, light being. Totally at peace in the vast,...

It’s a romantic idea ... to ‘write a book’. It gives us a purpose and something to do. It gives us somewhere to pour our time into. It is...