Author of contemporary romance
We've all been there. You take a risk on a new book or author and at some point the truth sinks in and you realise: I'm just not into this book. What do you do? Do you stop reading before you waste any more of your precious time? Or do you persist, despite the frustrating …
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This week's post seemed kind of fitting given I have just officially launched my debut novel, Radiant, here. Exhausted? Just a little. I'm sure many of you can relate. The marathon that is self-publishing Writing the book in itself is like a marathon event - except the finish line keeps on moving. You finally finish …
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Early in my writing journey I was given two pieces of invaluable advice, which might sound obvious to most: utilise all five of the human senses when writing descriptive prose, and less is more. Sounds easy, right? Not so much. How many times have you read a novel that has spent paragraphs or pages setting …
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According to the recent Taleist survey of self-published writers, women authors are more successful than men. Does this fact surprise you? It surprised me - not because I lack faith in my female counterparts (far from it), but because when you compare it to the traditional book publishing industry, it's the men who dominate. A …
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Writing is not a sport, right? No, it's most certainly not. It's also highly likely that if you are a fiction author reading this, you're traditionally not the competitive type. A writer's life consists of many solitary hours spent in our own head, hammering out our make believe lives on our keyboards and then many …
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Belinda Williams 