Following on from my previous post where I realised that I have become a “proper writer” I thought I’d look back at some milestones in my career as a writer. I was thinking over this and realised that I started at the age of 15 when I had an article published in White Dwarf, a… Continue reading Milestones
Category: Writing
About my writing
The life of a writer
I seem to be getting into a pattern here. While I’m planning out some writing I am capable of keeping up with my author platform – blog posts, tweets and Facebook updates. But then, I get an outline all sketched out and thankfully I appear to be able to write between 500 and 1,500 words… Continue reading The life of a writer
Travelling through history
Many historical stories feature travelling from one place to another. Actually, a real journey is a common enough plot device as it can easily mirror the characters’ internal journey. But when this applies to historical fiction, whole legions of problems (or opportunities) assault the author. Everything from the names and locations of towns to the… Continue reading Travelling through history
Language in historical novels
Something my editor said a while back struck a chord with me. She saw a short excerpt and questioned my use of the word “cute” as the piece was set in the Roman Empire and it was too American. Since then, as I’m red-penning I’m taking out as many modern words as possible. As I… Continue reading Language in historical novels
History and accuracy
Time to own up – I’ve been reading a lot about building an author platform and how to use social networking for self promotion. While I don’t take it all on board, one thing that did resonate was advice about finding a target audience and trying to tempt them to your site. So, prepare to… Continue reading History and accuracy