Category Archives: Guest Posts

Womag Writer – Guest Post by Patsy Collins

It’s an honour to welcome Patsy Collins to my blog today to talk about the Womagwriter blog.  Patsy is a short story writer and novelist. Like myself, she has always found Womagwriter a brilliant resource for short story writers. So … Continue reading

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PR for Authors – The Final Frontier Guest Blog By Sarah E. England

PR is a subject which can strike horror into the hearts of authors everywhere.  Some love it, some hate it. Personally I quite like it but it’s hard work and very time consuming. I’m always fascinated to hear how other … Continue reading

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Writing Courses, Plagiarism and Promotion Fairies

Here are another couple of questions from my Dear Della page in Writers’ Forum that I get asked quite frequently – and the answers. Q I believe I have a good plot and idea for a short philosophical story. However, … Continue reading

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Wednesday Writing Spot – A Short Story Anthology – Guest Blog from Helen Yendall

Today, I am talking to the lovely Helen Yendall about her venture into self publishing an anthology called Paperchase. And it’s a subject close to my heart, short stories. Isn’t it a fabulous cover. So without further ado… Q: Why … Continue reading

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Naming Characters – Wednesday Writing Spot

For this week’s Wednesday Writing Spot – sorry there hasn’t been one for a while – I would like to welcome my good friend and fellow author, Kath McGurl, who many of you will know from her fabulous Womag blog. … Continue reading

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From pin-up to publication – the rocky road of book cover design

Today, I’d like to welcome fellow author, Peter Jones, who has kindly agreed to guest post and shed some light on how he arrived at choosing the book cover for his latest novel. Over to you, Peter… Behold the cover … Continue reading

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Books? We’ve got them covered. Guest Post from Soundhaven.com

Today I’d like to welcome Soundhaven.com to my blog.  And it’s all about covers. Oh and just in case you were interested – From Invisible to Irresistible is free today too 🙂  Over to you, Soundhaven.com… Soundhaven.com hasn’t been around … Continue reading

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Tips on Entering Writing Competitions – Wednesday Writing Spot

I recently judged the H E Bates Short Story Competition, organised by the Northampton Writers Group. Morgen Bailey is the chair and for today’s Wednesday Writing Spot I’m delighted to welcome Morgen to my blog to give us her tips … Continue reading

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Wednesday Writing Spot – Cindy’s Jukebox

This Wednesday I am delighted to welcome the lovely Douglas McPherson. He has written a  number of romances including The Showman’s Girl, Closer!, and the country music based Nashville Cinderella under the pen name, Julia Douglas. I have to say … Continue reading

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The Wednesday Writing Spot – Guest Blog from, Erotica Author, Candy Knight

This week I am teaching, How to Write and Sell Erotica, for The Writers’ Holiday, Caerleon, so it is with very great pleasure that I would like to introduce you to another erotica author and friend of mine, Candy Knight. … Continue reading

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