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| * Latest two articles are marked with a star | |
| ' Should you use 'I' or 'me'? | |
| Makes clear when to use 'I' or 'me' correctly, with examples | |
| A Basic Check List for Novelists | |
| Gives suggestions for the main points to check when revising and polishing a manuscript, with a focus on major items not details | |
| Develop Passion in Your Writing | |
| Discusses the need for emotional involvement by author in work ie a passion for what one is writing | |
| Developing a Good Imagination | |
| Discusses how to develop, strengthen and use one's imagination. | |
| Getting A Plot Together - Part 1 | |
| Discusses the business knowledge required to put together a plot which will be more likely to sell | |
| Getting good tension | |
| Gives some hints for improving tension in a story | |
| Hints for Writing Historical Fiction | |
| 7 hints for writers of historical novels | |
| Plotting - Part 2: Putting the characters and plot together | |
| Discusses planning for characters that suit your particular plot | |
| Plotting - Part 3: Plotting and outlining | |
| Discusses the need to write outlines and synopses | |
| Plotting - Part 4: Some basic plot elements | |
| Discusses some basic plot structuring styles, plus the element of time | |
| Self-control: the secret ingredient for getting your novel published | |
| Article about writing, going through the best steps to take before submitting any manuscripts. Offers the premise that that most writers submit their novels too soon. Based on years of experience running seminars and workshops on writing. | |
| So You Want To Write . . . | |
| Article for those thinking of writing, or just beginning to write. Suggests first steps to take. A supportive set of advice from a writer who has been there. | |
| Some essentials for achieving publication | |
| Suggests some of the basics things that writers need to know or do in order to achieve publication. | |
| Tell Me A Story (A really good one!) | |
| Article for novelists and writers of fiction generally. Suggests a four-step process for developing and polishing a story/novel manuscript. Ideas based on years of running workshops for writers. | |
| What is 'the passive'? | |
| There is some confusion about what exactly is meant by 'the passive' in writing. This is because there are two sorts of passive involved, one a grammatical structure, one a matter of style. | |
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