As we hurtle through October towards November, writers’ thoughts turn to NaNoWriMo: National Novel Writing Month. The NaNoWriMo challenge is to complete the first draft of a novel (a minimum of 50,000 words) in just thirty days, and fans of the annual event maintain it is perfect for bashing out early drafts, pushing through writer’s […]
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Book news
I shall keep this short and sweet, but as this blog has charted so much of my writing ups and downs, it feels right to share the news with you as soon as possible… I am delighted to announce that I have accepted a two-book deal with Sphere, an imprint of Little, Brown. I have […]
Writing a book? That's novel.
Did I mention I am writing a book? I started it early this year – or it may have been last year. I stalled for a while, then polished up my first three chapters and sent them to an agent. The very next day she asked for the rest of the manuscript. I e-mailed a friend. “Oh […]