- Put your bottom on the seat and write
- Be true to your characters – don’t make them do something completely bizarre just because it rounds the story off nicely
- Don’t wimp out of writing tricky scenes for fear they might upset
- Leave enough room for the reader’s imagination
- Count your blessings – it’s a fabby job and you get to sit down
Hazel Osmond's novel is called Who's Afraid of Mr Wolfe and it was shortlisted in the Romantic Comedy category at the recent Romantic Novelists' Association Awards.