I recently wrote the first chapter of a new project, and it got me thinking about all the things that a writer needs to include in...

Are you thinking about taking the leap and publishing your book? Here are 9 of my top tips for any other authors who are thinking about...

Worldbuilding is an important element in fantasy / sci-fi books. When we’re showing readers a whole new world that we’ve created, it...

When we're writing stories, we want our readers to be hooked! Us writers are evil beings and we want our readers to stay up all night,...

I recently asked if you had any questions for me. And, as it turned out, you had quite a few! In this post I'll be answering all your...

So, you’ve got a first draft of your story (I wrote a bit about how to write a first draft in this post)! You’ve been working on it for...

As an author, one of the things I'm asked the most is 'what are are your top writing tips for new writers?'. Here are my three top bits...

Blurbs are hard! You somehow have to convey your tens of thousands of words of writing into a short succinct couple of paragraphs! And...

Writing a book can seem daunting when all you have in front of you is a blank page. Particularly if, like me, you're a 'Pantser'. A...

Weaving small character details into your book – like how they dress, what their phone lock screen is, or what posters they have on their...

The beginning of your story is important. It determines whether a reader is going to pick up your book and get invested in your world....

Paranormal romance and urban fantasy are my favorite genres to write in. The two genres are similar in many ways. The difference between...

Writing is hard. It’s competitive, filled with rejection, and takes endless amounts of persistence. So I wanted to do a post today to...

Instagram can be an effective way to raise awareness about your book. But like any form of social media marketing, you don’t want to be...

The pacing of a book is basically the speed, flow, and rhythm of the story. The pace could be fast or slow based on the genre you write...

My debut novel, Cupid's Match, came out in October (Wattpad Books/Penguin Random House)! Here are 5 things I've learned about publishing...

A few people have asked me recently how I stay motivated when writing. And I get it. It's hard. As writers we have to put in so much...

Someone recently asked me the question; how do you deal with writer's block? As I thought about it I realised that not all writer's block...

In this post, I'm going to talk about starting a story. By that, I don't mean constructing a good first chapter, starting the book in the...

My mum works in education. Why are you chatting about your mum in a post about writing, Lauren? Bear with me! My mum worked in a school...