Unless you're a super-organized planner who stuck to your writing outline religiously, there will come a point during editing when you'll re-read a scene and have to make sure it includes everything you wanted. This is my dilemma as I work on my current work in progress. I wrote the draft back in 2017, so …
If life—and more specifically, 2020—has taught us anything, it’s that we don’t have control over everything. When it comes to writing, control is very much a balancing act. You can control which characters are in your story, but you can’t always control what they want to do (even if you think you can with that …
If you've been following me on social media, you would have noticed that I've been uploading videos on Tuesdays as part of a #TeaserTuesday hashtag to promote my books. These 30-second videos include a snippet from my latest release and are animated with the magick that features in my YA Urban Fantasy series, Blackbirch. Creating …
It can take years to shape a WIP into its book form, which is why it feels so weird to type "The End" and know for sure it is the end. While this is seen as a job well done and the signal that it's time to move onto the next project, for some writers, …
As all writers know, we're equipped with a little voice in our heads that likes to cheer us on, fill us with self-doubt, put the "I" in Impostor Syndrome, and occasionally help us come up with a brilliant plot twist. That little inner critic also likes to raise its voice when we complete a writing …
Continue reading Thoughts That Run Through Your Head When You Release A Second Book
So, you might not have been expecting a blog from me this week or on a day that isn't my usual blogging day, but this one is special because my second book, Blackbirch: The Dark Half, is officially out in the world! By now, all the word clocks have ticked over and you should be …
This week I received the author copy of my next book, Blackbirch: The Dark Half. As this is only the second book I've had published, it was still a thrill, although I can't imagine any writer getting bored with a box of their own books arriving on their doorstep. After all, it's years of hard …
Continue reading 4 Fun Things To Do With The Author Copy Of Your Book
Welcome to the cover reveal for Blackbirch: The Dark Half! Without further ado... Book two in the Blackbirch Series will be released on July 17th, 2020. Blackbirch: The Dark Half Now that the origins of his power have been revealed, Josh Taylor’s search for answers continues with the arrival of Kallie—a girl he thought only …
Once upon a time, the only thing a writer needed to take care of was the writing itself. In modern times, with the rise of social media and self-publishing, a writer needs to do more. I and the other talented wordsmiths in my #6amAusWriters Twitter group refer to this as "authoring." Sometimes when we check in …
