Category Archives: The Reading Group

Is it possible to make a full time living writing for magazines?

Posted on November 17, 2017

Is it possible to make a full time living writing for magazines? If so, how? I started writing for womags after joining an Adult Education class called Writing for Profit and Pleasure. The teacher was Jean Dynes (she writes as … Continue reading →

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Where is your story set?

Posted on March 30, 2017

Settings are incredibly important for fiction. They are where our characters live and they are where we are going to take our readers. So for me, it’s important to choose a setting I know well. The setting for my latest series … Continue reading →

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Writing The End First – Do you write chronologically? Or not?

Posted on February 13, 2017

I can’t believe how long it is since I wrote a post! It’s been mad lately. I’ve been writing the last part of my series, The Reading Group.  Part Five was the Summer Holiday. Blimey, that was definitely the trickiest. … Continue reading →

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WRITING GOALS and the Rule of Three!

Posted on December 30, 2016

Do you, by any chance, have a New Year Resolution that involves writing? This idea might help you to keep it. The Rule of Three is one of the most powerful principles I have ever learned. With thanks to Jack … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten Books for a Reading Group!

Posted on December 19, 2016

Have you ever been in a Reading Group? I haven’t, but I was recently asked for my top ten Reading Group Books – interesting question. It made me think. So I’ve reproduced them here – in reverse order. Would love … Continue reading →

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A Behind the Scenes Look at The Reading Group

Posted on November 26, 2016

Writing my new series, The Reading Group, is one of the most exciting and challenging things I’ve ever done.   This is partly because I am a panster, not a plotter. When I start writing a story I have no idea … Continue reading →

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