So now I have my feet firmly planted back on British soil, I have started to enjoy all the culture that London and the UK has to offer. I’ve been busy, and although I’ve been back in the UK for two months, I only went to my first play last weekend. “6 degrees” was performed […]
CatNav Reviews the Five Stop Story App – 10 out of 10!
I recently received a completely surprise review for the Five Stop Story app from Cat Nav. CatNav helps readers navigate the vast number of reading apps available in the app store. It identifies the best apps, reviews them and rates them. It gave the Five Stop Story app 10/10. See the review below. You can download […]
Amazon Breakthrough Novel – Round 2
A few weeks ago I learnt that my novel, “27,” was through to the next round of the Amazon Breakthrough novel. 10,000 people entered and they chose 2,000 people to go through to the next round based on the pitches for their novels. I was one of the lucky 2,000. I know. 2,000 is a […]
Celebrating 11 years of the Bangkok Women’s Writers Group
I’ve been a member of the Bangkok Women’s Writers Group for nearly a year now, and sadly will soon be leaving, as I’m heading back to London to work. The group is a talented bunch and their feedback on my novels and short stories has been invaluable. Luckily Anette Pollner, who leads the group, is […]
Traditional or Self-Publishing?
For ages, I’ve been considering the question of whether to self-publish my novel “27” or to seek traditional representation. A couple of months ago, I couldn’t decide, and so as I often do in these situations, I decided that I would just pursue both options and see which one worked. Using a very useful spreadsheet […]
Nanowrimo: Was it good for you?
So nanowrimo is nearly over. I only have 25,000 words left to write and 2 days to write them in. Hmmm….. I think I can conclude this is a fail. But is it? Last year I managed to complete the challenge to write 50,000 words in a month without too many problems. In fact, I overshot […]
Five Stop Story iPhone and iPad App Launch
It’s been a busy month. The Five Stop Story iphone and ipad app is up and running and I’ve been in London putting flyers in bookshops, coffee shops and local libraries to encourage people to download it and discover new writers. We’ve crammed the app with features and you can browse the stories by author, […]
Amy Winehouse: The Curse of 27
It was sad to hear the news this weekend that Amy Winehouse had died. Partly because her life was cut short so young and partly because the path she was on almost made the outcome almost inevitable. It seemed the “curse of 27” had struck again and Amy Winehouse added her name to a long […]
UK Literary Agents – Some Help from the Writers’ Workshop
The great thing about the internet is that there is so much free content that can help writers and that is accessible to everyone. I wanted to share a great spreadsheet (I know what you’re thinking the words “great” and spreadsheet” aren’t a natural fit, but stay with me) that I found online today. The […]
Five Stop Story
Five Stop Story is the short story website I run to discover new writers. I’ve recently launched a new competition with a “travel” theme. The Five Stop Story mobile application is due for launch in September and will showcase the best short stories by up and coming writers. I thought now was as good a […]