We're up to episode 6 in this season of The Writer's Help Desk, and this episode is part 2 in my discussion about publishing and what went on in the background, behind the scenes, to get The Rose A Reality TV Romance published. I take you behind the curtain to see how unexpected life things happened, how changing my day job was meant to help me have more time for writing but didn't and the minefield of logistics and mental gymnastics that it takes to get published. There's a whole lot of enco...

Episode 5 it's time to delve into the publishing process and all the things I learnt taking my novel from manuscript through to something that resembles what you would find in a book store or library. I cover things like covers, genre, formatting, pen names and lessons I learnt along the way! In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Roman...

In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance. There are lots of things I learnt, things that worked really well, that I use now when I'm writing my new books. There are things I would do differently, too. In episode 4 I delve into editing, when to know when to stop, the psychology of getting published, and one BIG lesson I learnt alon...

In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance. There are lots of things I learnt, things that worked really well, that I use now when I'm writing my new books. There are things I would do differently, too. In episode 3 I delve into what changed between my 1st draft of my novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance and the final story. Bu...

In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance. There are lots of things I learnt, things that worked really well, that I use now when I'm writing my new books. There are things I would do differently, too. This takes you inside my life, a sneak peek at what was going on life-wise in my world as I wrote The Rose, and gives you some enc...

If you've ever wondered how a novel is written, I'm about to show you step by step my process. Taking you behind the scenes of my new novel, The Rose - A Reality Tv Romance. In Episode 1, I'm talking all about my idea, where it came from, why it worked and something I've learnt from reflecting on why this idea worked for me. Leave your comments and questions, or just say hi at @thewritershelpdesk (Facebook) or email [email protected] And if you want to join our epic mailing list f...

If you don't trust yourself, you look outside yourself for answers. What happens when you, as the writer, are the one who is supposed to have the answers to the story you want to write but instead of taking ownership of your story, you look to others for the answers? Ultimately you end up writing someone else's story... Sounds fun, right? No, not really. The whole point of writing is to express your own thoughts and ideas and make these end up in some kind of form others might want to read. ...

Writing can be a lonely, isolating thing to get involved in. You may not know anyone in your town or city who writes. So, where do you look for connections and people to talk to about your passion? I'm covering a few places to look for connections that will add spice to your life... The Writer's Help Desk - Email, FacebookWriters With Lives Facebook GroupSearch for - Writers Societies, or local writing groupsNaNoWriMoStoryOrigin Leave your comments and questions, or just say hi at @thewrit...

There's a lot of terminology when you first start writing or researching how to write; from first drafts to all the different kinds of editing, alpha and beta readers, plotting and pantsing, and so much more, it's easy to get overwhelmed and not know where to start. This episode gives you some tips on how to focus on first things first, which is getting your first draft down onto the page! We also chat about the different kinds of editing too. There's a whole season's worth of conten...

How do you stay motivated to write? Why is important that you trust yourself and the process of writing? How do you keep writing fun and exciting while tackling learning the skills and techniques to write something awesome? You'll find out all this and more and get some real-life encouragement from CWD, a writer who worked 12 hours a day in a very stressful job and still managed to write not one but several novels. You've got this writers! Whether you're new to writing or a veteran, I wan...