Okay so the title doesn’t do justice to the actual blog. But I thought rather than give a title that was zany, and therefore sure to encourage trolls and scammers, I’ll stick to VANILLA!

I have been fortunate enough to spotlight authors, and also write some of my journey to the publishing world.

As you are aware this blog is intended to support budding writers and combine my personal journey through to publication.

Here you can find the following

Getting published

You want to write a novel

The right publisher for you

A Contract

The Shiny, Perfect manuscript

Publishing is a business

Editors are Angels

Synopsis – blurb – elevator pitch

The offer of a contract

Secrets, Shame, and a Shoebox

Release date 21 July 2021

Launched worldwide

Publicity – still in draft mode

Writing that novel

Billy goat gruff are you

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT JENNY HECKMAN

Chat/Dialogue

Advertising / Publicity

The importance of critiquing

Im going to be on radio!

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT DAVID LASSMAN

The story so far

A lightweight template

A question of marketing

How do I write a novel?

Write at the beginning

Its all about the character

Frozen in time or space

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT MICK ARNOLD

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT NIKKI COPLESTON

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT VICKY BURKHOLDER ** 6 APRIL

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT AVIS ADAMS ** 8 APRIL

First on Zoom tonight – Nervous

Character questionnaire

Bonkers compulsive writer published – finally!