You often wonder what makes a writer great. Some achieve fame overnight, while others get it posthumously. Some writers approach the purely whimsical, while others deal with burning social issues of the time. There have been great writers in every age all over the world, and the one thing that binds them together is that they have produced masterpieces that are still talked … [Read more...] about 5 Traits All Great Writers Have
Archives for April 2015
Andrea Gillies’ Top 5 Writing Tips
1. When it comes to the first draft, be bold and rapid. Don’t overthink it. Keep going, and only read back when you’ve written THE END. If you write too slowly, and begin to rework your first pages, overly-elaborate language and plot will begin to creep in and things will begin to feel stilted. Keep a first draft immediate and vivid. You can go back and add and refine later. … [Read more...] about Andrea Gillies’ Top 5 Writing Tips
Review – Indiscretion by Hannah Fielding
Reviewed by Debs Carr Set in 1950, Alexandra de Falla, a half-English, half-Spanish, romantic novelist escapes her dull though privileged life in London with her aunt to bask in the sunshine of her father’s family home in Andalucia. He has been a distant father, but she decides it’s time to discover more about her estranged Spanish family. Setting her latest novel in Spain, … [Read more...] about Review – Indiscretion by Hannah Fielding
Novelicious Chats To…Marie Laval
At this time of year we're all looking forward to long, hot summer days. Marie Laval's book, A Spell in Provence, has a perfect setting and today she's chatting to Debs about her writing process and her journey to becoming a published author. Can you tell us a little about your average writing day? I work as a full-time teacher so during term-time … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Marie Laval
Review – Glorious Angels by Justina Robson
Reviewed by Jennifer Joyce Tralane Hutingore is an engineer in the city of Glimshard. It is Tralane’s task to source and analyse old abandoned scraps of technology to gain knowledge that has been lost over the years. The city is under threat from the Karoo, an alien species that they are at war with and the whole Empire is at risk. When the novel begins, we meet Zharazin … [Read more...] about Review – Glorious Angels by Justina Robson