How to Write A Fight Scene Between Women (aka Kick-Ass Warrior Women)
I write about how women can be strong and men can be strong, and neither of them has to take away from the other. I’m passionate about writing women as strong without being wimpy – which is cool, especially as I have a young audience, as well as adults. Mel Welcome to the beautiful…
Read Full PostHow to Build a Community of Loyal Readers
The hard part isn’t reaching everyone – it’s reaching those people that are really going to be passionate about your book. Mel I’d like to welcome Rachael Johns. Rachael, what do you think about the modern publishing industry, with its mix of indie and traditionally published authors? Rachael Readers care about story, and…
Read Full PostHow to Write a Bestselling Novel – an Interview With Natasha Lester
It’s interesting now that I’m doing more historical research. Each story comes out of the research that I’ve done for the previous book. So The French Photographer came out of something I found when I was researching The Paris Seamstress, and my 2020 book came out of something that I found when I was researching…
Read Full PostI’d Rather Be Writing: Why Everyday May Not Be A Good Day To Write
The truth about writing is it doesn’t get done unless you sit down and do it. The only way to be a writer is to write words on the page, right? Yes, but sometimes life gets in the way, despite our best intentions, and beating ourselves up about it doesn’t help. This is a ‘if…
Read Full PostHow to Write a Book in a Week from Anywhere
I’ve always wanted to say, ‘I wrote a book last week’, and now I can. It’s not pretty but I have a completed first draft of my WIP and it took exactly seven days to write. The good thing is you can do it, too. It just takes a little practice, a lot of planning,…
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