How to quickly define your characters

I’ve been experimenting with a useful technique for quickly creating characters, borrowing a…

Balancing plot, theme and character

As a less experienced writer I used to obsess over plot. Plot was…

Launching a novel on Substack

I’m publishing a weekly serial; here’s how I’m doing it.

Essential writing tools

Using the right tools helps you to focus on the creative aspects of writing…

Don’t use Word

If you're writing a letter to your aunt, sure, use Word. If your employer or school insists you work with Word, then you'd probably…

Lore, exposition & world building

Is ‘lore’ something which excites you or provokes a roll of the…

Using the right tools to edit a novel

I’ve never enjoyed editing. Have avoided it like the plague, in fact. So much so that I fell…

Know the Why of your story

By day I’m a Digital Marketing Manager. By night, or whenever I have a spare moment, I’m a writer of science…

Scrivener 3 and why you should give it a go

I’ve been using Scrivener to write my projects since 2012 and it’s no coincidence…

Bring your characters to life with Metahuman

How I’m creating photoreal faces for my fictional…