Quick Access to Blog Posts and Articles

Just as the blog posts on the left are in date order, the most recent at the top, the blog titles below are in the same date order. So if you do want to read them all and follow the story from start to finish it’s best to start at the bottom!! Having said that I’ve tried to write each one as a self-contained article so you can dip in and out of whatever takes your fancy. I hope you find them both entertaining and informative. Kim.

No Time Like the Present

Wrapping Up and Moving On

What to do with the Feedback?

Waiting For the Book Editor’s Report

 And Finally – I’ve Sent my Novel to my Trusted Readers

Tackling the Second Edit

How Professional Advice and Feedback can Inspire You to Carry on Editing

When to Show Your Story to Strangers

The End of the First Edit

The Edit – On the Homeward Stretch

Is it a Good Idea to Plan Your First Novel?

Should You Write to a Plan or Go with the Flow?

Too Much Information Spoils the Plot

Am I writing a Comedy Drama?

Grief, Relief and the Edit

Stuck in The Slow Lane

So How’s the Rewrite Going?

The End is Just the Beginning

What stops you from writing?

How to Get Past the One Third In Block

How to Find Hope in the Darkest Hour

Finding a Literary Agent for my New Book

How to Get Started as a New Writer