Since it was Valentine's Day this week, I was getting ready to write a post on engaging couples in fiction, or top tips for conflict when it comes to your hero and heroine, or the great debate: do you need a HEA (happily ever after) to truly make a love story. Instead, I've decided to write you a letter. Yes, you. You may not need it now. I hope you don't. But there are lots of fabulous authors out there who I think could use this at the moment, and if you're one of them, I h

We all want to be more productive when we write. Today, we're more time-poor than we have ever been before. Not only is there some weird society kudos handed around for being 'busy', but also, we have a huge array of entertainment options. Think Netflix, Foxtel, Stan, Youtube, social media, free-to-air television, and then there's actual interaction with family and friends. So how can we ensure we get more words on the page? I work with a lot of authors, and by far, this is t