Five-Star Power Ending Masterclass

This course came at the perfect time. I was struggling with writing my ending. I always do. There are plenty of courses focusing on beginnings, but this is the first I’ve seen for endings. The course is delivered by F.S.Media. They were running a giveaway for a seat on their Five Star Power Endings course. …

#WIWSnippetSaturday

During April, for fun, World Indie Warriors did a snippet challenge to encourage people to share their WIP, especially those doing Camp NaNo. #WIWSnippetSaturday I don’t post to Instagram on Saturdays. I take the weekend off. But, I worked the snippets into my monthly schedule. The only one that didn’t get posted to Instagram was …

2021 Camp NaNo – Outcome

Here’s my Camp NaNo writers diary for the second half of Camp NaNo. Thursday, 15 April I wrote the scene I have been struggling with - the big fight scene. It was 1,422 words. It’s not The End yet as I’ve realised there is one more scene needed to join this to the end that …

How to fund your creativity

I see fellow authors being savvy with their income, diversifying revenues to support their dream as an author and I thought, “Could I do that?” I dismissed the idea because, “Why would anyone support me?” Now, I know, that’s my self doubt speaking. The same self doubt that told me I couldn’t self publish. I’m …

2021 Camp NaNo Project

Sky Heart Coming Soon Sky Heart by Ally Aldridge Camp NaNo April 2021 Goal My goal for Camp Nano will be to finish Sky Heart. I think there’s only 15k words left. It should be doable, but I have really been struggling with the ending. If I do manage to get it done quickly, I …

Don’t put off writing your novel!

Have you seen that advert of a mum working from home? She is lying on the floor cooing at her baby and typing on her laptop. I bet you know the one I mean. Well, I'm embarrassed to admit I believed this could be my life. My dream has always been to be a Novelist …

The Process of Publishing a Novel – Part 1 of 3

Check out the collection for all parts. The first step to publishing a novel is often to write the first draft. This is the same whether you wish to traditionally or self publish. There are some exceptions to this rule. If you’ve have an interesting story to tell from your real life or an expert …

My 2021 Goals

This year, I’ve really struggled with creating my goals. The problem is there’s so much I want to do but where to start? I know if I have too many plates spinning, they’ll all crash. As I’m writing this it’s January 1st and I’m finally choosing my goals after agonizing over them for two weeks. …

NaNoWriMo Outcone

Spoiler alter! I didn’t reach 50k. I knew I wouldn’t because November is a busy month, mainly with birthdays galore, but add to that everything that goes with launching a book and it’s pretty impressive I wrote anything. Maybe I should have passed this year's NaNo but I just can’t help myself. I love the …

NaNoWriMo Mid Point Check in – Nov 2020

Hello my fellow Wrimos, how have you been? Are you hitting your word count goals? Are you enjoying your project?