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One percent inspiration…
I couldn’t be more pleased to be blogging at Inside a Dog. I’m putting the finishing touches on The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl, and my brain is already shifting gears to what comes next....
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Conversations with imaginary friends…
I love characters. As a reader, my favourite books are those where I can turn the final page and imagine the characters continuing on with their lives. I want to love them, but I’m okay with...
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The one where I get to talk about comic books…
So you have an idea. A persistent something that has gnawed at your brain doggedly enough for you to start jotting it down. You’re getting to know your characters, and laying down the brickwork on the...
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When the words are not your friends
There are many moments in the life of every novel, when the thought of trying to write feels like this: You know that the ideas you need are somewhere in the murky depths of your brain, but now,...
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Tiny stories
One of the questions I was asked recently by a young fan (whoa, I have those!) is what things I am watching on YouTube. Which made me doubly excited, because a) this young fan was aware of how obsessed...
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Your manuscript, the director’s cut: editing and second draft blues
image copyright savagechickens.com Possibly the hardest piece of editorial advice to accept is the suggestion that bits of your writing should be cut. When you’ve slavishly toiled over every word in...
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Pretty shiny things: creating a book cover
Like all proper book nerds, I have a stash of books on my shelf that I’ve bought but haven’t got around to reading. No matter how many times I’ve told myself that there will be no new additions until...
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The books that shaped me
I’m always fascinated hearing about the childhood books that influenced other writers. Last month, the very awesome Will Kostakis looked at the reading that shaped him as an author, which, not...
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