S. M. MITCHELL

The Deal with Developmental Edits

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…
Meet the Main Characters of THE BLOODY MAIDEN

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 Bloody Maiden Street Team!

CALL FOR STREET TEAM MEMBERS! Afternoon wonderful readers! It’s been a while but I’ve been deep in the editing trench getting The Bloody Maiden finished for you lovely lot, & we’re almost there! Now it’s gotten to the point where…
Let’s Talk Pirates…

Ahoy me hearties, it’s #talklikeapirateday! If you follow me on any social media then you won’t be surprised when I say I’m a little obsessed with pirates. It started with Captain Jack Sparrow at age 6 and has since developed…
Keeping A Writer’s Notebook

A writer’s notebook is a super helpful tool for any writer, whether they write YA, lit fic, fantasy, romance – whatever. By ‘writer’s notebook’, I don’t technically mean a notebook for writing in. You can obviously write in your notebook…
Lyres, Legends & Lullabies [book review]

4 & a half out of 5, this was marvellous! Key Aspects… [Disclaimer: I received an ARC copy of LLL] Lyres, Legends & Lullabies is a one-of-a-kind collection of 30 score compositions combined with extracts of fiction. But what to…
The Importance of Scheduling

Welcome back to another post in the marketing for authors series. Marketing is, as we’ve mentioned before, such a huge aspect of the business. In order to generate sales of your fantastic novels, marketing is imperative. It doesn’t matter if…
The Development of Cain & Pru

Prudence, as I’m sure you know by now, is the main character of The Bloody Maiden. She is an incredibly angry, troubled, & depressed woman who is simply… sick of life. Life has not been kind to her – she…
The Near Witch [book review]

3 & a half out of five, this was a good’un! Key Aspects… Well what can I say about The Near Witch? This has been my first introduction to VE Schwab… I’ve considered buying her books for a long time…
Author Interview: Kaitlin Bellamy

Tell us a little about yourself & your background I have been performing since I was three years old, and I suppose I’ve been a storyteller ever since. I grew up in North Carolina studying theatre, went to college for…