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As I wrote the title for this blog post I realised that it sounds as though I am an intergalactic explorer or, at the very least, have booked myself on Richard Branson’s first tourist rocket. In some ways I suppose launching a debut book into the world is similar to embarking on a journey into…
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My journey through the emotions of a book deal. Last week was an absolute head buzz for me, the sort of week I have been striving so hard to achieve over the past 12 years and which had, up until recently, always been just out of reach.I signed a 5 book deal for my cosy…
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When you are a pre-published writer with big dreams of that book contract, finding an agent can feel as though it is the only thing that really matters. I have sent off an enormous number of submissions over the years and have had a really pitted journey of ups and downs. Today is a win…
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Like Madonna, I have reinvented myself during my creative career a lot. Unlike Madonna, none of this involved cone shaped boobs or burning crosses. The core of who I am, why I write and what I am aiming towards has stayed unwavering throughout my journey, but the content I have written and the genre focus…
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If you have been following my blog, you’ll already know that I believe in honesty, so here’s another one of my mortifyingly embarrassing truths.When I started writing seriously, about eleven and a half years ago, I am very much afraid to say that I was of the clear understanding that writing was not something that…
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Submissions – probably the word most likely to make a writer wobble and I am certainly no stranger to the feeling. The picture above just shows the early, pre-email sub, rejection letters. My inbox is crammed with hundreds more hope-poppers but over the years I have learnt to thicken my skin and even embrace the…
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For the last couple of weeks I’ve been editing my latest story and it has caused me equal amounts of pain (accompanied by tears and panicky self doubt) and joy (as I’ve unpicked apart the problems and rebuilt it into something so much better). Editing is such a huge part of the writing process and…
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A lot of what pre-published writers put out there on social media are (quite rightly) enthusiastic responses to other writers’ successes and lots of hearty congratulations for those winning prizes, getting book deals, speaking at festivals etc. I am one of those and I would like to firstly explain that when I connect with writers…
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