It’s August. For me, September is definitely the beginning of Halloween season, and so that makes August ‘pre-Halloween’. It does, you’re just going to have to trust me on that. If you want more evidence, simply step into your local TK Maxx or Homesense and behold the orange and black displays of pretties that you […]
So, so much waiting. Waiting for a publisher to reject my work – so when they do, I can submit it to agents. It was an exclusive submission, and they do usually reply. Waiting for another publisher to reject my work – so when they do, I can submit it to a competition. This was […]
We’ve booked a last minute long weekend break on the Scottish coast for next month, and I couldn’t be more excited. We’ll be staying in a lighthouse cottage. We stayed there two years ago and it was incredible. This time, I’m thinking in terms of how inspiring it could be for my writing. I’ll be […]
I’ve recently made two submissions directly to publishers that I feel really good about. You know how it goes; you’ve read loads of their publications, you feel like your manuscripts fit perfectly, you can imagine your books on the shelves etc. Then you remember the reality: that publishers receive an insane amount of submissions, they […]
Normally, I’d spend the weekend with my family, letting my brain wander, story ideas circling around until one goes ‘ping’ and feels like a good fit. I’ll then spend the rest of the weekend mentally sketching out the plot, before putting pen to paper (well, fingers to keys) the following week. I’ve had a few […]
