by Anna Bell This week my fourth paperback novel hits the shops. You'd think I'd be cracking open the bubbles, congratulating myself that my job is finally done now my book baby is out. Whilst I’m sure there will be a bit of that, there will also be a huge amount of nerves and fear, as fourth time round I've realised how much on a knife's edge publishing can … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – More Fear than Cheer
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The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – Writing and Little Ones
There was a time a few weeks ago when I looked at my three month old in her bouncy chair and my toddler playing nearby thinking, am I ever going to find time to write again? It bought back all the feelings of doubt and worry I had when my first child was born. Amazingly in the two years since he was born, I've written two and a half novels and so the answer to my wondering … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – Writing and Little Ones
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – Year of the Unknown
By Anna Bell This time last year I was in a very different writing place to where I am now. I had come to the end of my publishing contract and had failed to get a new contract with my new book idea. Little did I know that I'd finish this year with a new book and audio book deal, several new foreign rights deals, a novel having made it to the shortlist for … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – Year of the Unknown
The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – The Fog
by Anna Bell I've always been pleased that I've never suffered from writer's block. I can’t imagine a worse thing for a writer. Yet now, I feel I'm suffering from something else – the writing fog, where my mind isn't clear enough to think about writing. Has anyone else ever had this affliction, which prevents you from focusing on your novel? I thought I … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of An Aspiring Author – The Fog
The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – The Year of the Book Deal
by Anna Bell This year seems to have been the year that everyone I know got published. There are lots of aspiring and self-published authors that I've followed over the years that have very deservedly got publishing deals, and I've been wondering why has 2015 been the year for so many authors? I seem to write this every year, but every year there seem to be more … [Read more...] about The Secret Dreamworld of an Aspiring Author – The Year of the Book Deal