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You've been dabbling with writing a while, maybe years. You have an idea for a book, and jot down snippets or a plan for it every now and then, but you've yet to commit to it seriously so far. You might say to yourself 'well I like my story, but no one is ever going…
Welcome to the 30 Day Writing Challenge! If you want to stretch your creative muscles or practice your writing skills then this is for you. Take 15 minutes out of your day to write based on the prompts below. They have been designed to be vague and without much instruction so that your creativity can…
Tell us a little about yourself & your background I'm from the South West of England originally, and I grew up by the sea, which gave me a lot of writing inspiration! I now live in the North East with my fiance, and when I'm not working, we spend as much time as possible going…
Trying to fit writing into your life can be a big challenge, but there are ways to make writing part of your life so that you're not missing out on something else in order to get some writing done. Here are a number of ways you can include writing in your routine without it messing with the rest of your day.
One very important aspect of marketing for writers is creating an email list. A mailing list is an ongoing collection of audience member email addresses that you can market to via emails or ‘newsletters’. This is usually done through a third party webmail software such as Mailchimp, Mailerlite or Zoho Campaigns. As a social media marketing specialist I would argue that whilst a mailing list is not the most important facet of your marketing strategy, it is a vital one...
Tell us a little about yourself & your background... I've always loved books and stories, from the time I was very young. When I was in grade school, we would have the "Young Author" unit, where we'd learn about writing a story, doing the artwork, and then binding it and displaying it for Young Authors' Night. It was always a highlight of the school year for me! I always had a notebook with me, working on snippets of stories or jotting down ideas and inspiration.
You've been thinking about it on and off for a long time. A few times you've found a friend or family member say 'you should write a book!' and you've liked the idea, but never acted on it. You've occasionally thought about what you might say, or even what to call it. You like the concept of introducing yourself as an author. But you always think 'one day' rather than 'now'. Yeah writing a book sounds great, but you're already busy, you don't know anything about getting published and there's still plenty of time, right?
There has been some discussion in one of my writing groups about self inserts in fiction and whether they are ok. Now if you're unsure about what a 'self insert' is, a self insert is inserting themselves into the narrative. This can be in the form of some experiences a character has or even a…
There are a number of different types of editing that a novel has to go through like line edits, copy edits, proofreads. A developmental edit is the first step to a professional edit [you should most definitely self edit your novel prior to giving it to a professional]. Now if you are planning on going…
Well it's official! As The Bloody Maiden is out on pre-order & will be coming to you all on 15th January in Hardback & eBook with the paperback coming next month I thought it was time to introduce you to the three most important characters! TBM is a very character focused story & although there's…
Continue reading ➞ Meet the Main Characters of THE BLOODY MAIDEN
S. M. MITCHELL 