Writing with ADHD
I was twelve years old, standing beneath a gray sky in Berkeley, California. Beside me, my mother wants to take my hand but is trying to...
7 Ways to Write Visually (Even if You’re not a Visual Person)
The world is pretty visual, but I’m not. Despite my insistence that, if I had to choose, I’d rather lose my hearing than my sight, I’ve...
Has Self-publishing Made the Industry a Bit… Sterile?
Six year-old me dreamed of seeing my name shining on hardbacks in the window of Waterstone’s as the latest bestselling debut author....
Traditional Publishing (UK)
Last night I was invited out for a drink by a colleague. I thought nothing of it until we were half way into our first pint and he said...
Handwriting a Manuscript
I handwrite all of my novels first. Without exception, I draw a title page and I write the end on the final page, usually accompanied by...