What stage of your writing journey are you on?
want to be published? See how I can help you as an aspiring author through tips and advice, free webinars and one-on-one workshops.
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already published?In this challenging industry, it isn't enough to sit back and hope people buy your novels. Click here for tips and links to groups where you can get support.
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WHAT'S 'SAVVY WRITERS' ALL ABOUT?
I set this website up to help authors, both new and established.
It goes without saying that aspiring authors can feel overwhelmed. So I have a bunch of tips in my blog to help you on your journey and will also be offering a range of workshops and webinars.
But it's not just aspiring authors who need help. Believe it or not, published authors face challenges too, including those with big traditional publishers. Publishers have a whole roster of authors they need to look after and support can feel limited because of this.
So if you want to take charge of your writing and your author brand to either get a publishing deal, or generate more sales and books deals without chipping away at what's important - your writing - then this is the place to be. I'll be updating the site regularly with blog posts filled to the brim with tips and tricks. From this website, you can also join exclusive author support groups and get your hands on a range of author resources and attend events to help you effectively market your author brand.
It goes without saying that aspiring authors can feel overwhelmed. So I have a bunch of tips in my blog to help you on your journey and will also be offering a range of workshops and webinars.
But it's not just aspiring authors who need help. Believe it or not, published authors face challenges too, including those with big traditional publishers. Publishers have a whole roster of authors they need to look after and support can feel limited because of this.
So if you want to take charge of your writing and your author brand to either get a publishing deal, or generate more sales and books deals without chipping away at what's important - your writing - then this is the place to be. I'll be updating the site regularly with blog posts filled to the brim with tips and tricks. From this website, you can also join exclusive author support groups and get your hands on a range of author resources and attend events to help you effectively market your author brand.
About me
I'm the author of five novels with HarperCollins in the UK, Bookouture in the US, Random House in Germany and many other publishers around the world. My books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have reached the number one spots around the world on Amazon and Kobo, plus the top 50 paperback chart in Germany.
Before I realised my dream and became a full-time writer, I worked as a journalist and in PR, running online media accounts for PR guru Matthew Freud and helping brands such as Film4, Mars and Nike navigate what was then a brand new digital landscape. I guess I'm what you could call a 'digital native.' I then entered journalism, editing several travel magazines before I moved over to The Open University. There I worked on its amazing free learning website, OpenLearn before helping to run their social media accounts. This is all experience I now utilise to make myself a bestselling author.
Now I want to help others do that too.
The information you'll find in my blog, which I'll be updating regularly, is information I've been sharing with authors informally for a while now... and it's totally free! All I ask in exchange is that you follow me on social media (links below) and if you like the sound of my latest novel, The Family Secret , help me shout about it.
Before I realised my dream and became a full-time writer, I worked as a journalist and in PR, running online media accounts for PR guru Matthew Freud and helping brands such as Film4, Mars and Nike navigate what was then a brand new digital landscape. I guess I'm what you could call a 'digital native.' I then entered journalism, editing several travel magazines before I moved over to The Open University. There I worked on its amazing free learning website, OpenLearn before helping to run their social media accounts. This is all experience I now utilise to make myself a bestselling author.
Now I want to help others do that too.
The information you'll find in my blog, which I'll be updating regularly, is information I've been sharing with authors informally for a while now... and it's totally free! All I ask in exchange is that you follow me on social media (links below) and if you like the sound of my latest novel, The Family Secret , help me shout about it.
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MINDSET SO YOU CAN HAVE A LONG-TERM WRITING CAREER
the author mindset // MAY 2018If you're reading this, it's unlikely you're one of the rare authors who lands huge advances for their novels. Or that you're selling millions of books on a consistent basis, ensuring massive royalty cheques.
You may be in a contract with a publisher, but you're not entirely sure you will get a new contract. There's always that fear hovering over your head that this dream you've worked so hard for will be snatched from your hands. Worst of all, you feel you don't have control of what happens. I'm here to tell you that you do have control! It's just a case of changing your mindset. 
5 STEPS TO GETTING MORE REVIEWS5 STEPS SERIES // february 2018We're often encouraged to ignore reviews. It's all part of the whole 'fragile author' mindset I'm trying to change. And you know what? That's fine. If you really don't want to look at your reviews, then don't.
But don't let this 'hands over ears, la-la-la' approach downplay the importance of reviews. I don't mean in terms of getting amazing reviews. Truth is, the more you sell, you'll often find the worse your reviews get. So I really don't obsess about it too much. But what IS important is the number of reviews you get. The more reviews you get, the more chance you have of getting your book promoted on sites like Amazon and Kobo, and enewsletter 'services' like BookBub. So it's important to try your best to get as many reviews as you can. But how? Here are five quick steps to take... |
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