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In a non-fiction proposal you need to be specific. Who did you write this book for? Who is most likely to buy it, and why? ​​ When you...

How many copies do you think your book will sell? A publisher wants to know what your expected sales are. But how do you work that...

In a non-fiction proposal you need to be specific. Who did you write this book for? Who is most likely to buy it, and why? ​​ When you...

Sending off a manuscript is terrifying. It is adrenalin inducing, heart-stopping stuff for any writer. But so many writers bail or fail...

I have been coaching writers for some years now and I wanted to address some of the most common reasons queries or questions that I get....

Genre is a funny thing. Ask most writers what they HATE and they will tell you ‘generic fiction’. Just the word ‘generic’ will strike...

I have been coaching writers for some years now and I wanted to address some of the most common reasons queries or questions that I get....

Here are some strong openers for memoirs that kick the reader straight into the story. Do you have a favourite one? Share it in the...

All books need to have a professional editor to take them from manuscript to finished product. First, these are the variables that...

I love this below list of plots and they do ring true. Find your own plot below: The list below is from 20 Master Plots & How to Build...

So we arrived after a mammoth 2-day journey. 8 hours in Dubai airport (never again it wasn’t terrible as we slept, but just too long). Then

By Sunday I was in a coma in ICU and on a life support machine that kept me breathing. I stayed in the coma for a month

I had a murky idea about what family life was going to be like. I hadn’t thought about it a great deal, but I did have a few ideas: I though

I had a murky idea about what family life was going to be like. I hadn’t thought about it a great deal, but I did have a few ideas: I though

From stylish, successful career gal and sex-bomb wife to wobbly new mom in 9 short months, Your Pregnancy Magazine talks to Sarah Bullen

From stylish, successful career gal and sex-bomb wife to wobbly new mom in 9 short months, Your Pregnancy Magazine talks to Sarah Bullen

One minute you are pouring over Prada pumps, PDA in one hand and a vodka Martini in the other, the next minute you are freezing your breast

One minute you are pouring over Prada pumps, PDA in one hand and a vodka Martini in the other, the next minute you are freezing your breast

##Only the first six weeks are tough: Motherhood is rougher than a cowboy’s hand but it can be as fun. Having kids is hard going. You just

##Only the first six weeks are tough: Motherhood is rougher than a cowboy’s hand but it can be as fun. Having kids is hard going. You just