Due to deadline craziness (that will continue into this year!) I haven't done a writing craft post for a while. So here's a link t...

I'm fascinated by writing processes. How other writers bring their stories to life. At the RWAus conference, I had an enligh...

Thanks to the fab folk at WRITER'S DIGEST , I stumbled across 5 free books for writers. Yes, that's right, free! 1. 70 Solutions to ...

Limbo land is that strange place writers visit between books. When we've just finished writing a story and are eager to jump into the n...

I've extolled the virtues of speed writing and ways to do it in another post so today, I'm focussing on something different. H...

Yet another interesting article from Larry Brooks at StoryFix about how to give your story, every story, a major boost. Putting your story ...

As many writers are working their fingers to the bone this month with NaNoWriMo, I thought this link might help speed things up a little....

I love receiving fan mail. It's such a thrill to discover people read and enjoy the stories I create. I also love it when peopl...

In the reader questions recently, someone asked about heroes so I'm cheating and reproducing an article from my website here: Great c...

Editors and agents read thousands of manuscripts a year and if you ask many of them, unless the first page doesn't hook them, let alon...

We've all heard the terms 'premise' and 'theme' bandied around. And if you're anything like me, having to label my...

Writing processes intrigue me. How writers write. Do they plot? Fly by the seat of their pants? Write to music? Write in silence? Have som...

Publishing is a fluid industry. Ever-changing, challenging, trends come and go. So as an author, how do you survive? Resilience....

Many authors write to music. I'm not one of them. After a day filled with noisy-traffic during busy school runs, exuberant toddler, ch...

Writers know the feeling. When some characters shout out to you more than others. Those characters that strut onto our pages and r...

In my last WRITE WHISPER post, I discussed the hypnologic state, and how I solve plot problems/have inspiration during this time. S...

I've mentioned on several occasions that I get many of my ideas/titles/first lines/characters in that half drowsy/half awake state jus...

You know about me and exercise...so no, I'm not talking about sprints of the running variety. Lately, I've been seeing the ter...

Last month, I wrote an article for RWAustralia's monthly journal, 'Hearts Talk', on Stellar Settings. The article is now live...

I haven't written a category romance synopsis for a while, so dug around in my archives and voila! Here's the synopsis I wro...