How long does it take to take a story idea and turn it into an actual story? I first had the idea for a series of books called “Valentine and Milo” back in 1995. When I realised that 2020 would be 25 years since I’d first had the idea, I knew it was time to … Continue reading Writing Book 1: The Valentine Trap
The Paradox Club: Book 1, my first fiction book!
How long does it take to go from an idea for a story to finally turning that story into a novel? Try 25 years. I had the idea for what has become My First Novel back in 1995. Which is twenty-five years ago this year. So since this is the idea's silver anniversary, I thought … Continue reading The Paradox Club: Book 1, my first fiction book!
How Many Words In A Novel?
The question "How many words make a novel?" is one all aspiring writers have Googled, wanting to know if they've written enough yet for what they're writing to qualify as a novel. When you do that, you get 846 Million search results! It's a question that was recently explored over at Dave Chesson's Kindlepreneur site … Continue reading How Many Words In A Novel?
Dictating The Future Of Writing
Writing books isn't easy. As a fellow author or creative, you know this as well as I do. But what if there was a way to make writing that book of yours easier? That's what you're always on the lookout for, right? I certainly am, and I reckon I've found it... Don't Write It, Speak … Continue reading Dictating The Future Of Writing
My Great Ideas Creativity Journals
Having put together the My Great Ideas! creativity journal, I realised I might be on to something... What if, instead of a general ideas journal, you took the idea for that and made it a bit more specific, "drilled down" as they say, get a bit more "niche". And so, taking the principle of the … Continue reading My Great Ideas Creativity Journals
Ideas and How To Not Forget Them!
Ideas. We all have them, all the time. Everything starts with an idea. Every book, every song, every painting, every fan film... every work of art and creative expression you can think of. But how do you have better ideas and more of them? How do you keep having ideas, even if most of the … Continue reading Ideas and How To Not Forget Them!





