Calling all Fiction Writers!

I came across this in Writers’ Forum magazine (Dec 2018). A novel-writing competition, sponsored by Your Cat magazine. The first prize is a three-book deal. The genres can be romance, fantasy, historical, thriller or a Christmas story! But get this, there has to be a cat in your story! Yes, you have read right, be sure

How to Find Your Target Audience!

Hello and welcome from a chilly London! I trust your writing is going well!

Good Habits for the New Writer!

Let’s presume you are serious about becoming a published author. It doesn’t matter if you self-publish or you go the traditional route. The point is still the same. So what does it really take? Let’s take a look.

Creative Writer – Origins

I don’t know about you but I can trace my interest in creative writing right back to childhood. Considering I am let’s just say, way out of my teens… that’s a long time ago!

Grow Your Creativity

So how was your Easter? Was it a well deserved break? Could you eat any more chocolate? For me it meant more thoughts

Dangerous Lady by Martina Cole – A Book Review

You don’t need me to tell you who this writer of crime fiction is. She is Martina Cole, who shot to fame in 1992 with her debut novel Dangerous Lady.  Martina Cole’s books are 

Calling All Crime Fiction Book Lovers

Like any very hopeful, aspiring writer, reading a vast amount of books, as many as you can get your hands on, is a must.  And, as if life is not busy enough, there are all the e-books around! These make me wish I had two (maybe three) pairs of eyes and not just one!

Hello and Welcome

  Hello and welcome to my blog.  It’s chiefly a writer’s den written by me Sharon a new writer who has a somewhat considered opinion on many things.  Watch this space as I ramble on about anything that has niggled me, enlightened me, or just given me a little laugh.  Life, can make you cry