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

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. You could have a pheno...

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

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

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 'Pantser' is someone who w...

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 in. But regardless of...

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

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 work, never knowing whet...

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 is the same. In fac...

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 right place, or nai...

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 for over a decade and...