Practical Advice, Craft Tips and Resources

Answering your Ask Me Anything questions

My editing background, selecting book themes, long-term impacts of writing in Covid, homeschooling routines, and how my PhD research continues to impact…

Jul 16 •

Is there enough space for all writers on Substack?

Absolutely! Let me tell you why I think this is a great place to be, and how authors succeed by niching their newsletters.

Jul 9 •

How to Leverage Multiple Perspectives in a Psychological Thriller

This week I’m sharing my thoughts on writing multiple perspectives: always a challenge, but often an extremely worthwhile one!

May 15 •

The five lives of our novels and why it's vital that we understand them all

Plus: how The Resilient Author is evolving ...

Apr 22 •

Analysing our promotion efforts

How to decide which things are worth our time (including a review of my recent book treasure hunt)

Apr 16 •

Do you want to build a book hunt?

Inviting all authors to take part in the #BigWABookHunt and #BigBigBookHunt

Mar 19 •

How I made $100,000 dollars from my first novel in just TWO MONTHS (six years after it was published)

Some stories to inspire you to champion your backlist!

Feb 25 •

To blurb or not to blurb?

Turns out, this is a tricky question!

Feb 5 •

Plotting diagrams and publishing trends

Plus the words I hope will help me through the year (Writing Journal #10)

Jan 23 •

Do authors have a moral obligation to provide readers with hope?

Plus plotting problems, a poll, and this month's paid subscriber extras (Writing Journal #9)

Jan 23 •

Writers: let's talk financial strategies for 2025

Different ways for writers to consider and explore income opportunities

Jan 16 •

Breaking down a fiction bestseller list

Looking at data can give authors valuable insights into what works

Oct 5, 2024 •

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