The Big Question: does no one think of the reader??

Photo by Seven Shooter on Unsplash I grew up before the internet (which makes me sound ancient, but I'm really not given that the internet rose to it's current status in the 2000s according to Wikipedia). Back then my author role models were Margaret Atwood, Suzannah Dunn, Philippa Gregory, Aimee Bender, Carol Shields, Chuck Palahniuk. …

My rules for writers

A couple of days ago, I stumbled upon Zadie Smith's Rules for Writers, and, coupled with a conversation I had on Twitter last night, I thought I'd give my own list a go. For those of you still new to me, here are my credentials: I've been seriously writing for publication since I was about …

#ThrowbackThursday – Un-Studying Literature

Today's Throwback Thursday post comes from the 2012 Blogging From A - Z Challenge, an annual blogging challenge that happens in April. If you haven't heard of it before, it's a great way to get out of your blogging comfort zone, and perhaps find some fantastic new bloggers. About now is a great time to …