The Toy Makers by Robert Dinsdale. This was a beautiful read which I highly recommend during the Christmas season. Dinsdale's work takes...

In this blog we will home in on how to structure a scene in your novel. If you haven't seen my previous blog and video on how to...

Prologues have been a discussion point for reader's and writer's since there have been books to read. Are they needed? Should every book...

I look to the sea and remember. The touch of your hand like the breeze, its roaring waves your voice. Its endless expanse the adventures...

In this blog we will discuss the various tenses you can use in your writing and the pros and cons of each. The tense you choose can make...

The Curious Incident of the dog in the night by Mark Haddon. This book is a definite must read due to it's insight into another persons...

We spent two months travelling Australia from Tasmania, up the Eastern shore and then up and down the Western Coast. We changed from city...

“How dare he? The sleazy damp cloth,” Manon hissed as she tied her belt, daggers rattling against her thighs. She’d show him. Become...

What do you want to achieve this year? And how are you going to do it? New Year is a great time to reset and envisage what your year is...

The Binding by Bridget Collins. A wonderful masterpiece. The characterisation was superb, and It absorbed me entirely in each character's...

After teaching in China, I and my partner caught the travel bug. We decided that our next challenge would be Western Europe. At the time...

Need I say more than what's written in the above photo? ;) The Hemingway App is perfect for editing your own work before passing it along...

“What is that rubbish?” The woman scoffed. BlobFace looked at the box of cookies in his hand. They were his favourite flavour; chocolate...

Filter words are those that unnecessarily filter the readers experience through a characters point of view, or take them away from the...

For P01 on Site, Categories, Consistency and Timing, go to; https://crystalclearwritingonline.com/2018/10/17/an-authors-guide-to-social-m...

If you've read my previous post on Authortubers, you'll know I love to study the art of writing through watching as well as reading....

Eve; The Awakening, by Jenna Moreci I've been wanting to read this book for a while as a big fan of Jenna Moreci's Authortube. It's not a...

POV, or Point of View. A POV is what point of view your story will be told from, and how many refers to how many different characters...

Please read my previous post on, 'What causes Writer's block,' in my Authors life section, before reading this blog, as I will be...

We've all heard of Writer's block. It's what we say when we feel like we can't write. When we're stuck on a section of our story and need...