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Find Your Own Way to Write
Find Your Own Way to Write
How I stopped hiding behind 'busy' and discovered when, where, and how I actually write best.   In my last post, Maybe Writing Your Novel Can Wait, I talked about... Read more...
Three Lessons from my Best Writing Year
Three Lessons from my Best Writing Year
2025 was fantasy author, E. L. Williams' best writing year yet. In this article, originally published on her Writing Scared Substack newsletter, she reflects on the three lessons she's taking... Read more...
Not Yet Wintering
Not Yet Wintering
Do you feel it yet? The pull to wintering? The urge to slow down and, if not quite hibernate, at least slip into the torpor of the hedgehog, curled in... Read more...
How To Help The Butterfly Witch Fly
How To Help The Butterfly Witch Fly
It's hard to believe, but two years and nine months after Gwenllian Llewellyn, cello in hand, strolled into my imagination on a cold and rainy January afternoon, The Butterfly Witch is... Read more...
Authors at the Armouries
Authors at the Armouries
I am absolutely thrilled to be a signing author at this year's Authors at the Armouries event in Leeds this October. I'll be there on the Saturday only (25th October... Read more...
Book 4 Update: What if Addie LaRue was a witch....?
Book 4 Update: What if Addie LaRue was a witch....?
I’ve spent a lot of time hanging out in 1976 this month. Maybe it’s because the world feels a little scary at the moment, but I’ve loved escaping into another... Read more...
Inspirational Author Interview: Mark Wells
Inspirational Author Interview: Mark Wells
I devoured Mark's Cambridge Gothic series in record time so was keen to speak to him about his writing and what's coming next.   Read more...
The Decaffeinated Writer
The Decaffeinated Writer
Like swans, I used to believe that writers and caffeine were bonded for life. Turns out, I was wrong. Had I actually written a list of things to give up... Read more...
Reading for Joy: Letting Go of the Goodreads Challenge
Reading for Joy: Letting Go of the Goodreads Challenge
It’s that time of year again when bookworms everywhere share their stats and badges from Goodreads. Until last year, I was one of them, racing to hit my reading target... Read more...
How Do You Know When To Quit?
How Do You Know When To Quit?
We hear it all the time. To be a writer, you need to be persistent. Indeed, it’s the lifeblood of any creative pursuit, especially in a business as tough as... Read more...
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Finding My Voice: The Power of Meeting Readers In Person
Last year, after becoming thoroughly disillusioned with the pay-to-play world of social media, I decided to get back to basics and try a couple of live events. No ads, no... Read more...
Why Indie Authors are Cheering for Taylor Swift
Why Indie Authors are Cheering for Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift. Musician, billionaire businesswoman, and all-around global phenomenon is publishing her Eras Tour coffee table book without going through a big publishing house. With this bold choice, she’s effectively... Read more...