Inside the Fiction Factory
Writer’s Block I’ve been fortunate never to have experienced this. I recognise that some writers do, but it is something I haven’t had to deal with. I have days when I can’t be bothered. I have days when I can spend a couple of hours and only manage a few sentences, but I don’t stress … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 4
Keep on keeping on Another piece of writing advice you may come across is to keep going; don’t stop writing; don’t give up. Easy advice to give, but a lot harder to carry out in practice. As I have noted elsewhere, by the time I was offered a publishing contract, I had written twelve novels. … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 3
Reading A regular piece of advice that crops up is, if you want to write, you have to read. You will have no argument from me on that. For me it’s been crucial in learning how to write. I can see what other authors have done and use their expertise to inform my own work. … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 2
Journey to publication It was a surreal moment signing a publishing contract in February 2022. Having written a fair number of novels over a decade and more, to be offered a deal took me by surprise. At the time of writing I’m still a bit shocked, but have been getting on with the work necessary … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 1
The Fiction Factory 