Write Gooder, not Better
Ten Things You Need to Know About: Writing Fantasy 1. Be authentic This might sound like a contradiction, but to make your readers believe in and appreciate all things fantastic, you need to first give them...
It took Poppy McJay a grand total of one hour and thirty seven minutes to get ready. Even though her dress and shoes had been lying on her bed for the better part of...
Jacob Tenner tossed his jacket over the newel post in the hallway and ducked in to the lounge to check if his parents were home. The television was blissfully silent and the light shadow...
Welcome to the very first Sunday Serial! From this week onward you’ll be getting a weekly update of several serial stories. Beginning with the romance of Poppy McJay! Poppy McJay Poppy McJay doesn’t...
After a two week break in portugal, I’m back to post on Writing Gooder! Now this Novels and Nonsense post is a little different to my previous ones, partly because I want to try...
Anyone who’s ever received a first chapter review from me will have probably been a victim of my ‘opening chapters are vitally important’ preach. As annoying as my preaching may be though, it is...
So you’ve got a fantastically kick-ass novel idea, and you just can’t wait to spew words all over the place in a flurry of awesomeness. To accompany that idea, you may or may not...
‘Sup, my hedogz ‘nd shedogz. As someone who’s pretty much incapable of anything besides writing novels (though the quality of said novels is arguable), I felt it the obvious subject choice for my new...
For those of you who read my post on Wednesday, you’ll know that my chosen book of the 10 Books of Summer is Divergent, a Science-Fiction novel by Veronica Roth. As I am the...
