Avoid Duplication By Not Doubling Up

Mar 4, 2012 | Blog

Some posts on here are so good, you need to read them multiple times. For that reason, I need to post the same thing twice. So this post, is exactly the same as this post… make sure you read it twice and understand anything you don’t understand 😉 How to...

Character Development Tips

Mar 4, 2012 | Blog

I need a visual to get a handle on my characters; this is made much easier with the internet. Flickr is my friend and it should be yours too. Loads of groups and masses of inspiration. Here are the search results for ‘actor portfolio’:...

Best Books

Feb 25, 2012 | Blog

These are the books I have read and would fully recommend to anyone that wanted to get right to the crux of powerful writing. They are all amazon links, please click them. [update] I’ve got new books! Story Engineering is amazing, as is 20 plots. The above bunch...

Self publishing: The Amanda Hocking Model

Jan 13, 2012 | Blog

Digital publishing is not Publishing… … with the word ‘digital’ tacked on the front of it. How amazing is @amanda_hocking? She’s the Justin Bieber of the Self Publishing world. Haven’t heard of her? Then listen to this Radio 4...

Free Uni

Dec 12, 2011 | Blog

Well with UK student fees about to hit the 9k per year mark, wouldn’t it be nice to have an alternative for all those creative writing students out there that want to learn but can’t afford it? Well you’ll be pleased to know that I’ve pretty...