Subtext: what lies beneath
Subtext is implicit. Subtext is a gradual understanding of meaning behind the text that develops as the story unfolds. Subtext can be something we turn to when we have nothing else.
Category: Writing
Musings on wiring
Divided we are not
Oldham gets a lot of bad press, including misrepresentation from Nigel Farage this week claiming that many areas in Oldham are ‘no-go areas’. It just so happens that the venue for my author event was smack bang in the centre of one of these areas. Alexandra Park, a beautiful Victorian space in the heart of Oldham, is often pitched by racists as somewhere race war battles are in full force every day of the week.
Perfect Ten on the shelves…
The mass market paperback of Perfect Ten was released this week and WH Smiths, Asda and Sainsbury’s have agreed to stock it.
It’s never too late to write…
Never, ever let anyone tell you that you are too old to start a writing career. You have something to say. Say it.
Perfect Ten Paperback Giveaway
I am very pleased to tell you that the mass market paperback of Perfect Ten is released in 4th April 2019. This is a very exciting time for me as it is the first time I will have had a paperback in the shops and supermarkets. To celebrate this I am giving away five signed […]
Finishing a first draft – what now?
inishing the first draft of a novel is a great feeling. You have worked on the story, lived with the characters and in their world for a significant amount of time – but what’s next?
#100daysofwriting 2019 Day 20
The Air Inbetween. Sometimes it’s what you don’t write that counts.
#100daysofwriting 2019 Day 15
Every so often I talk to other authors.
#100daysofwriting 2019 Day 13
I love my plotting chart because it helps me to avoid the soggy middle that plods along.
#100daysofwriting Day 11 and 12
I was happily typing away when the blue screen appeared.