What a year so far! I like to try to write on here as much as I can, but I’ve had so much going on both as an author and in my personal life. But I won’t bore you with all of those little details. So, what have I been getting up to in termsContinue reading “How Are We Already Halfway Through 2024?”
Category Archives: WRITING ADVICE
Cover Reveal – The Girl Behind The Glass, A Dark Retelling Of Snow White
Do you love dark fairytale retellings as much as I do? Well, if you’ve loved reading Snow White retellings like Marissa Meyer’s Winter, I hope you will love my newest book as much as I have loved writing it. I have been very lucky this week to be able to finally say that I receivedContinue reading “Cover Reveal – The Girl Behind The Glass, A Dark Retelling Of Snow White”
Social Media For Writers: Is It Like Magic?
Everyone has social media nowadays, but how does it come in useful for writers? Well, I’m pretty sure I posted an article about TikTok for authors, but I wanted to give a more generalised view of my experience with other forms of social media since I published my first book last month! I’ve not hadContinue reading “Social Media For Writers: Is It Like Magic?”
Holding Myself Accountable – New Content Schedules!
We all have to do it sometimes, right? I don’t know about you, but I find it very difficult to motivate myself to create content if I don’t have a schedule in my weekly planner. So this is what I’m going to be doing from now on. I have a book coming out in justContinue reading “Holding Myself Accountable – New Content Schedules!”
Writing & Publishing – The Indie Route & My Personal Experience So Far
Indie publishing is becoming a huge thing nowadays, but honestly, it was always something I swore against. I have spent years querying my various YA fantasy novels, and although I’ve had some lovely feedback from different industry professionals, it hasn’t worked out that way for me. I attended a YALC event with a writer friendContinue reading “Writing & Publishing – The Indie Route & My Personal Experience So Far”
2022 Writing & Publishing Goals
So I have some very exciting writing plans coming in 2022, starting with publishing my first book, Steel Princess, a YA fantasy novel with both futuristic and fairytale elements about a teenage android who discovers she’s from the Steel City of Elysia, a Queendom ruled by a cruel android Queen. This book has been nineContinue reading “2022 Writing & Publishing Goals”
How I Manage My Time As A Freelance Book Editor, Soon-To-Be Indie Author & Arcade Assistant
That title was a mouthful, wasn’t it? Well, my week is just as insane sometimes, you could say. It’s felt more that way, too, since I moved in with my boyfriend two months ago. Well, the idea of having my own place and living on my own must have triggered the part of my brainContinue reading “How I Manage My Time As A Freelance Book Editor, Soon-To-Be Indie Author & Arcade Assistant”
Book Review: Ocean Heart by Ally Aldridge
You might have to call me biased for this review, but honestly, I don’t care! I’ve known this author for a few years now, as we met online through Instagram, but actually met at a YALC convention at London Olympia a couple of years ago. We both love YA books and were both planning onContinue reading “Book Review: Ocean Heart by Ally Aldridge”
Happy Birthday Hooked On Words Editorial!
How time flies! I still remember when I first decided to create my little editing business two years ago. I’d been working for a charity in London as the Head of Literature, organising the charity’s book blog, writing book reviews and much more, running a book tour and organising workshops, as well as trying toContinue reading “Happy Birthday Hooked On Words Editorial!”
The World Of Disney & Its Influence On My Writing
Where did I get the inspiration for writing this blog post? That would probably be the fact I’m sitting here right now, watching Tangled on Disney +. I love this film! As a kid, did you and your siblings ever have that one film you’d watch on repeat? Well, Tangled was that film for us.Continue reading “The World Of Disney & Its Influence On My Writing”
April Grace 