5 reasons you are not writing right now
We are all stuck at home. Life is slower and smaller. Is this not the place all writers want to find? A quiet, empty place to allow the...
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Jan 4, 20213 min read
How to write a memoir
Writing your own story is sometimes not an option - it is something you have to do. I'd Iike you to do it well. These tips are to take...
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Jan 2, 20214 min read
How to send your book to publishers and agents
If you have done all the long and hard work writing and polishing your book, it’s time to press play. If you want to get a publishing...
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Dec 14, 20205 min read
Closing a decade of no writing
I have come to believe that life offers us some heroic stories that can form and shape us into better people. The bad news is, seldom are...
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Dec 8, 20204 min read
Should you PUBLISH your story or TMI?
When is it a good time to share your story? And..... should you share it at all? I always encourage writer to WRITE their stories....
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Sep 25, 20204 min read
Say what! How many drafts of my book must I write?
I have just finished writing my 11th book in 15 years (three are my own books and the other eight I ghostwrote for clients over the last...
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Jul 28, 20204 min read
Do you REALLY need an author blog?
Author blog? Author brand? Do you even need one? I can answer this in one simple word. Yes. Oh yes! If you are writing any form of...
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Jun 2, 20204 min read
Writing a Children’s Book? You need to get clear on the categories
You want to write a book and your brain goes. …PING! ‘I will start with a children’s book’. Enid Blyton did it. Who hasn’t read...
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May 28, 20204 min read
How to get paid on Amazon in South Africa
South African authors have drawn a short straw from Amazon for years as we have been unable to link a bank account for royalty payments. ...
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Apr 23, 20203 min read
Cancer vs Corona? No contest for me
I want to first disqualify myself by saying I have not had Covid-19. At least not that I know of. Or not yet. But I have ‘had’ cancer. In...
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Apr 20, 20205 min read
What got my book sold? Self publishing my cult memoir
Kelly Alder's memoir TheFourteenth Wife is a tale of self-discovery and an insider view of a polygamous tribal 'family'. She wrote it...
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Apr 10, 20204 min read
Sarah's Rules of Writing Your First Draft
There is no right or wrong way to write a book, but after working with writers for over 15 years to get them published, I do have some...
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Apr 3, 20204 min read
What books are getting published? And read?
Book publishing is an old and complex industry. It is both timeless and on-trend. I have been contacted this week by a few publishers...
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Mar 3, 202011 min read
How to Write a Solid Novel Synopsis (With Example)
Writing your synopsis can be even tougher than writing your entire novel. Or it certainly feels that way. The reason is that it is often...
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Jan 1, 20207 min read
How to write a sellable non-fiction book proposal
You may have written (or want to write) a non-fiction book that is based on your professional expertise. Or a memoir (also a non-fiction...
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Dec 23, 20197 min read
Ten sexiest dirty romance novels
I make no secret of being a romance addict. I love the genre and consider myself a bit of an expert. Of course the best expert is one...
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Nov 30, 20194 min read
Your character needs to be his own worst enemy
A book wouldn't be very readable if everything went your hero’s way would it? Imagine a romance where the hero and romantic interest met...
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Nov 23, 20193 min read
Writing tricks to make your characters come alive in your novel and memoir
Readers want to live and breathe your characters in a novel. They want to walk in your shoes in a memoir. But how do you make your...
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Nov 11, 20193 min read
What are publishers looking for in 2021?
If you do want to get published, a good idea is to look at what are publishers are actually looking for in their 2021 booklists....
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Nov 11, 20192 min read
How to write a Personal story for magazines
You've experienced or done things that can interest others. These things don't have to be earth shattering -- just incidents that others...
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