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 […]
