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Query Ready?

Get ready to catch the eye of your favourite agent, at the right time To me, September always has that new pencil case to feel. Forever...

The Art of Succinct Writing

Be Brief The Art of Succinct Writing

#WriteMentor 2022

Writing for chapter book or middle grade readers? Fancy some FREE mentoring? Read on writers... In case you don't know, WriteMentor runs...

Why Your Flaw is not Flawed Enough

And how it's preventing you from finding real conflict in your novel Ugh, that interview question - what are your weaknesses? And then,...

Head-hopping ... huh?

Confessions of an Editor pt 2. What is head-hopping and why should you avoid it? Personal tales from yours truly, on my writing journey,...

How to be a (Better) Beta Reader

Craft Tips from the Editing Cave In my Editing Cave posts, I use real-world editing issues that I've come across in my work - I never...

On Being Published/pt2. What Comes Next

Musings on life after publication A lot has happened since I became a #publishedauthor in 2019. Good things, bad things, globally...

On Being Published/pt1. School visits, festivals, book signings? Oh my!

Musings on life after publication A lot has happened since I became a #publishedauthor in 2019. Good things, bad things, globally...

Writing for Children/pt1. - The Do I? Don't I? of Dialogue Tags

In editing and writing, my specialism is children's fiction. I write it, read and teach it ... and now I blog it too! Join me for regular...

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