Writers are encouraged to read their ms aloud. You arm yourself with a long drink, fend off all household pleas and settle down with the ms or screen in front of you and a notepad to jot down quick notes. Hopefully, the rest of your family hasn’t called the white coat men as you mumble […]

No, I haven’t killed off my second book. My self-edits are over and the typescript has gone to a beta reader. So what did the process involve?

First of all, I check my event grid. This is my table of contents, a brief summary of events in each chapter; who says what to whom, what […]