fiction
Picking the right idea for your novel
Writing on her blog for writers, Writability, Ava Jae today asked the question: where do your novel ideas come from? [http://avajae.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/writing-discussion-where-do-your-novel.html] It’s a good question and one that writers will answer differently, I’m sure. For me, A is for Angelica
Buy A is for Angelica, my debut novel
I had to take a quick break from my short blogging hiatus to tell you that A is for Angelica is now available to pre-order from Amazon in the UK [http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Angelica-Iain-Broome/dp/190877598X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338242633&sr=8-1]
Unknown and unpublished: enjoy it while it lasts
Guest post by Fiona Maddock [http://fiona-maddock.blogspot.com/] I read shovel loads of stuff about how, when and why my first novel won’t be published. In fact, if I read too much more I’ll be buried under it and then I’ll never get anything done. I
Critiquing etiquette: six ways to provide gracious feedback
Guest post by Jodi Cleghorn [http://jodicleghorn.wordpress.com/] > “Receiving feedback is difficult. But giving feedback with grace is even more so.” Casing Compliments | Bobulate [http://bobulate.com/post/893068344/casing-compliments] via Broomeshtick [http://broomeshtick.com/post/895223467/receiving-feedback-is-difficult-but-giving] To grow and evolve as a writer you must offer
Do you need university qualifications to be a good writer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azCELNd8V7APostgraduate writing courses have become hugely popular in the last 15 years and more and more English degrees feature creative writing as part of their syllabus. These days it’s quite common to hear that an author’s first novel or debut poetry collection
How to write about your life (without upsetting friends and family)
Whether you’re a poet or problogger, you will, at times, have an instinct to write autobiographically. As writers, we regularly follow the common piece of writing advice, to ‘write about what you know’. It’s in our nature to draw on personal experience and, in one way or another,