S is for Security

I had a couple of ideas in my A to Z list for S. But then last week, my blog was hacked. It wasn’t major, and doesn’t appear to have been malicious, and probably no one but me even noticed. The only reason I realised was that I checked my blog on my ipad...

Q is for Questions

What place do questions have in novels? I’m not talking about the questions characters ask each other, but rather, the ones they ask themselves. After all, aren’t many of our internal thoughts questions? Will I get home before it rains? Can I afford...

P is for Promotion

Any writer who has been published (traditional or indie), soon learns that having a book out there in the big wide world is only half the battle. You sit back and wait for the sales to come rolling in, and at first, they do. Of course, that’s just all your...

N is for New Adult

In the last few years, books in the Young Adult category have been taking the world by storm. Harry Potter, Hunger games and Twilight, to name a few. And the funny thing is, it isn’t young adults who are reading them with such fervour. Adults are fast...

M is for Marlee

Marlee is one of the main characters in Reckless Rescue. She is nineteen years old, and has spent her whole life stranded on a harsh planet, where everyday life is a struggle. Despite this, she is usually pretty positive about life. Why wouldn’t she be?...

L is for Love

Love is a topic that has fascinated writers for ages. Whether it is the main storyline, in books such as Pride and Prejudice, or a sub-plot in epic stories such as Star Wars, most stories include at least an element of romance. So why is love such a popular topic?...