by admin | Feb 21, 2025 | Romance writing tips, Writing tips
Meet-cute writing prompts Ah, the classic meet cute – that moment in a romance novel when the two main characters meet for the first time, often in cute or adorably awkward circumstances. Here are some ideas for how to bring your characters together for an...
by admin | Jun 13, 2024 | Writing tips
How to start your novel: Hook readers with a compelling opening chapter All stories must start somewhere. But knowing where and how to begin is one of the biggest challenges for fiction authors. Read on for my essential tips on writing an opening chapter that will get...
by admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Writing tips
Write your book this year: Five essential tips to keep you on track Do you have an idea for a novel that you’ve been dying to write? Or perhaps you’ve been working on one for a while but never quite finished it? I’m here to say: you can do it! Here are my five...
by admin | Jun 30, 2023 | Writing tips
When to capitalise: A guide to titles of rank, office, family and other forms of address Is it “dad” or “Dad”, “the queen” or “the Queen”? And should your “sweetie” ever be a “Sweetie”? When it comes to using people’s official titles and casual forms of address, it...
by admin | May 22, 2023 | Writing tips
Writing a first-person narrative: five ways to keep your readers hooked The first person perspective has huge potential for engaging the reader intimately with the story and presents the opportunity for powerful characterization. Read on to discover five techniques...
by admin | May 1, 2023 | Writing tips
What is a dangling modifier? And how can you fix it? The Dangling Modifier. A change-wreaking supervillain with a penchant for hanging upside down? Or maybe an editor suspended over a precipice on a rope? In fact, it’s an innocent grammatical bungle. Find out why...
