I’ve been working full-time as an author for about six months now and it’s been an interesting transition. First I had to get into a routine. When you work from home it’s really easy to get distracted by other things: cleaning, cooking, that new book, or your husband who works shift work! I set myself weekly, monthly and quarterly goals …
My Top 5 Writing Books
Over the years I have collated quite a number of books on writing: how to write, how to create a character, how to plot etc. Whenever I discovered I had a gap in my knowledge I would go searching for a new book to read. Some were recommended to me by friends and writing organisations like the Romance Writers of …
The terror of networking
I went to two events this weekend, both excellent networking opportunities where I could meet new people and talk writing. Unfortunately I have discovered I am truly hopeless at networking. It’s really scary walking up to a complete stranger, or indeed a group of people already talking and introduce yourself. The risk of rejection is quite high and it’s enough …
Top 5 Podcasts
Over the past twelve months I’ve really got into podcasts. One of the things I love about them is I can be driving, or gardening or cooking and still listen to them. It feels very productive! Most of the ones I listen to are reading or writing related and they vary in length. I used to use the Apple Podcasts …
