Today, I thought I would outline how you can be a good beta reader or critique partner for others. This post will set out some tips you can bear in mind when beta reading and offering feedback to a writer on their manuscript.

In today’s blog post, I thought I’d talk about beta readers and their importance in helping writers improve their craft. I’ve worked with beta readers in the past, but more recently I’ve found myself a wonderful group of beta readers. We chat daily on a Discord server and we swap manuscripts and feedback continuously, with a monthly video call to talk about our work, feedback and brainstorm.

It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post, thanks to a very busy August, and so it’s with a hint of irony that I’ve decided to write about managing writing goals with a busy schedule.

What is a metadata paragraph? And why do you need one in a query letter? What should it include? This post takes a closer look.

This post covers my planning process and everything I do before I start writing a single word of the story.

Welcome to a new series of writing tips and insights, starting with my favourite writing craft books

I’m self-publishing my first book in May, but what exactly does that involve? This post gives an overview of the self-publishing process.

Writing my first novel, The Cards We're Dealt, from idea to a complete first draft through to editing.