We have reached the final episode in my series, The Twelve Rules of Writing, with this post addressing the subject of submitting to agents and publishers. To remind you of what Rule 12 is all about, here it is:~ 12. When’s the best time to submit my work to an agent or publisher? Straight away!…
I Should Be Writing…
Finding the Plot
Plot development is at the centre of this week’s article in the series Twelve Rules of Writing – in particular the subject of outlining. As a quick reminder, this is the extract from the original article: ~ 11. Do I need to outline my story or just write it? That depends. If you already have…
Genre for Japan
We have all been made aware of the terrible events in Japan since the earthquake and tsunami on 11th March and many of us have felt that we ought to be able to do something to help. Well thanks to the efforts of a group of genre enthusiasts we can. Genre for Japan is an…
Castle Quay Weekender 2011
On Saturday 19th March at 2pm, I will be joining live Storyteller Mark Steinhardt and poet Ian McEwen for an hour or so of literary entertainment as part of the Castle Quay Weekender. The Bunyan Museum is kindly acting as host for the afternoon and will be offering tours for those with an interest in…
LiveJournal Users Welcome
I would like to particularly welcome any LiveJournal users that are visiting, as from today I will not be updating the account over there and all the latest stuff will be here. You can access all the material that was cross-posted over there from here using the various links on the right or using an…
From Another’s Perspective
In this article in my series, Twelve Rules of Writing, I will be looking at point of view from a story-telling perspective. To remind you how this was addressed in my tongue-in-cheek article here’s the original. 10. Which point of view should I adopt? This depends on genre. If you’re writing pornography or recipe books then…
The Need to Know
In the series following on from the tongue-in-cheek article Twelve Rules of Writing, we are up to rule 9 and the subject is exposition. Here’s Rule 9 for those who need a reminder or who missed it first time around: 9. How should I deal with exposition? Here the old ways are best, I’m afraid….