Narrative Style and Author Branding in the 3rd Person

Narrative Style and Author Branding in the 3rd Person

May 8, 2019 | Blog

People (and by people I mean no-one) often ask why I’m writing in the 3rd person (my weakest pov) when I know I can write better in the 1st. The long boring answer is: narrative style can be part of the author brand which spans multiple books. 1st pov...
Why I never recommend Stephen King’s On Writing book

Why I never recommend Stephen King’s On Writing book

Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, during

I never recommend Stephen King’s, On Writing book to people looking to learn fiction craft. Why not? Well, I’ll tell you, but first let me tell you what I think is good about it: Easy read – great voice (obviously) Household name (instant crowd...
The ultimate writer’s craft books no-one knows about

The ultimate writer’s craft books no-one knows about

Nov 19, 2015 | after

I have just received book 2 of the amazing Glimmer Train titles and I am so happy. I’ve had book 1 for years and barely used it until recently and I can’t believe what I’ve been missing. These fat 400 page books ask hundreds of author how they...
The Not-Writing Group

The Not-Writing Group

Jul 29, 2015 | before

So I’m thinking about starting another writing group, however, this one will be a not-writing group. An idea which isn’t entirely original to me as a couple of friends started up their own not-writing group and then moved to a writing-group once they were...