Today I'm happy to announce I'm part of the blog tour for the newly released Proof of Purple by talented young author J.C Buchanan. "Sixteen-year-old Saige Pemberton lives in a perfect world—a world free of sickness, crime, and chaos. But for Saige, nothing in her life is as easy as it should be: not with... Continue Reading →
In my last post, I mentioned how I spent the past few months doing anything but writing my novel and blogging. That doesn't mean I've done nothing, so here's a quick roundup of my time since May. Let's make that since June. May was a blur of revision, exam questions, early morning study sessions and... Continue Reading →
This blog’s not dead. It may have looked it for a long time but I’ve been planning and writing posts for almost a month, ready for my big comeback. Only several months late. Like I’m sure someone important once said, I’ve been turning my weakness into a strength by writing posts inspired by my huge break... Continue Reading →
At school, we were recently forced to watch a TEDx talk about why we should quit social media. It was a fill-in until we could do what we were meant to that lesson, but the ten or so minutes I watched made a deep impression on me. Not because I thought the speaker was particularly inspiring... Continue Reading →
Sometime during February, I found out about Pitchapalooza. If you're not familiar with this event it's loosely associated with NaNoWriMo and the idea is you send in your 250-word pitch to the Book Doctors, who are professional book advisers. Twenty are randomly selected and critiqued in a live video before the winner is announced. That winner is... Continue Reading →
I wanted to do a post about which house makes the best writers, just for a bit of fun, but this proved impossible because 1) I'm undeniably biased towards Hufflepuff, the greatest house of all time and 2) anyone can be a good writer, no matter their personality (or Hogwarts house.) Instead, I thought I'd... Continue Reading →
The past few days I've heard quite a bit about Vero. It's the best thing ever - it's the worst thing ever - it's saving creators from the mercy of the algorithm - it's stealing creator's works and dooming us all. Honestly, I don't know what is true. I had a little look and it... Continue Reading →
Today I was meant to be giving a WIP update as part of my #wipgalentines female character challenge on Instagram, but then I noticed that it's also my birthday. I know - I'm also surprised I forgot but it's been a busy few weeks. Anyway, rather than just giving an update on my WIP so far,... Continue Reading →
It's easy to see other writers as a threat. After all, there are only so many agents, only so many readers, only so much money people are willing to spend. It's true that there is stiff competition for these things, as there should be, but isolating yourself out of jealousy or preciousness isn't going to... Continue Reading →
At only seventeen, Taylor Bennett has achieved what many dream of for a lifetime - a three book contract with a traditional publisher. When looking at such success it's easy to assume that's all there is to it, but the upcoming publication of Porch Swing Girl (available for preorder March 1st) was the result of years of... Continue Reading →
Mary Conway 