Copyright as applied in UK law
Overview Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your permission. You get copyright protection automatically –[…]
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Category: Advice
How to use the scene-sequel cycle to steer your plot
There are times when your plot calls for things to go one way but your characters want to steer your[…]
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10 Questions to ask your beta readers
When reading other people’s writing to give feedback – for example at our All-genre Feedback Evenings – having a few[…]
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Enhance your creative new year plans
I hope that all our readers have had a creative and prosperous Christmas and new year. New year is often[…]
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Christmas – a gift for writers
As we all gather to celebrate in whatever way seems appropriate, may your day be joyful and full of kindness.[…]
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Tips for Winning NaNoWriMo
So you have decided that NaNoWriMo is the perfect time to write that novel you have been wanting to write.[…]
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Getting Started with Story Writing
Getting started as a writer can often be the most intimidating part of the whole writing process. However, getting started[…]
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Minimum Viable Story
I’d like to explore an idea with you – the idea of a minimum viable story. We often overcomplicate stories[…]
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Writers Explore: Writing a Jewish character
Thanet, and particularly Ramsgate, owes some of its heritage to the local Jewish community. Most prominent of these influences is Sir Moses[…]
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A brief look at Kafka
We describe something as Kafkaesque when it is characteristic or reminiscent of the oppressive or nightmarish qualities of Franz Kafka’s fictional world.[…]
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Advice for sourcing stock images
Both here and on Author Buzz, one topic I have kept clear of is stock images. Largely because I know next[…]
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Expand and integrate your author platform
If your author platform is spread out across many social media platforms, how can you stop it eating up all[…]
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