by Sophie Pembroke | Sep 9, 2020 | Author Life, Back to School, Writing Goals
Want to smash your writing goals? Then you need a plan. If you followed along with last week’s Back To School Goal Setting for Writers session, then you already know what you want to achieve with your writing this year. (If you didn’t, go back and read it now!) So now...
by Sophie Pembroke | Sep 2, 2020 | Author Life, Back to School, Writing Goals
The RIGHT writing goals Setting writing goals for the year in September, rather than January, has always made perfect sense to me. Maybe I just never really grew out of being that kid who was excited to shop for new stationery at the end of the summer holidays, ready...
by Sophie Pembroke | Aug 26, 2020 | Author Life, First Drafts, Writing Craft
How to write about real life people, places and events in your fiction (without offending your loved ones) The real world is a mine of inspiration for writers, but is it possible – or adviseable – to use your real life in your fiction? Is it ever...
by Sophie Pembroke | Aug 19, 2020 | Author Life, First Drafts, Tools, Tips & Tricks
Getting that last 500 words Some days, getting that last 500 words can feel like an impossible slog, and it’s just so darned tempting to give up and try again tomorrow. Except those 500 words will still be there, waiting to be written – along with all the other...
by Sophie Pembroke | Jul 29, 2020 | First Drafts, Writing a Romance, Writing Craft
Show, don’t tell? ‘Show, don’t tell’ is the writer’s mantra. But are there any times when writing a romance novel that you should tell, not show? TL;DR answer? Yes. Longer answer? Yes, especially when writing romance novels. But you need to do it carefully. ...
