Only a month to Christmas Day and I've just started thinking about all that I need to do. Usually that's because November is busy...

Now I know that authors who are traditionally published have no say on what price the e-book of their novels is sold at. Of course there wil...

Now I know that's a silly question to ask any writer, but I have to face it, I do have a lot of books. As a consequence of all those b...

A gem of a book... Not long to go has a few meanings. Christmas is of course fast approaching, and this coming Wednesday it's Awa...

Admittedly, first thing in the morning my motivation is poor, but once I've had breakfast, and my muscles have warmed up properly, my mo...

Welcome back to part 2 of e-book to print for the self-publisher. Today it's the useful 'how to' post. (I'm taking notes f...

As I've had a very heavy day with computer updates, I'm a little late in sharing some very exciting news. This week both posts wil...

The great thing about writers is that they are not only fun friends to have, but they are willing to share their knowledge to new and develo...

The week just gone has seen a couple of changes relating to e-books that have implications for both writers and readers. The unsettling an...

April seems to be the month for competition announcements. Following on from my Sunday post, about Choc Lit, there's now another oppor...

I'm finally recovered enough to share my review of Saturday's writing conference. Yes, it was busy, and it was a few hours before th...

Trying to be more productive is the operative phrase for me at the moment. I've found a writing system that seems to fit me, and now I...

In the 30+ years I've been reading historical romance novels, there has been a lot of change. But...I don't believe the change has...

Books have been around for a long time, and I think we'll still have them in one form or another for a long time to come. Yet every re...

A couple of days ago I realised that I'd been blogging four years- where has that time gone? Persuaded by writer friends that I should...

I've been busy getting on with my entry for the Mary Street Romance novel competition at the writers club, so I've been missing blog...

Asking questions and learning from the answers is fairly standard for writers at any level, but imagine that 10-20, 100 times over... That...

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" Are you the next big women's fiction writer?" Well if you think so, then have a look at this competition showing on the ha...

I finally have time to share a few snippets from my visit to Bedford last weekend for The Festival of Romance. I had to write a piece abou...