Scene breaks are a way of separating scenes in novels, to distinguish the end of one scene and the beginning…

Or are you now ready? This was a pretty interesting exercise in how to use your writing skills, and it…

Just a few thoughts on shooting a promotional video to publicise a historical novel and posting it on social media…

How to avoid using the same word too often, and in too close proximity to the next instance of it.

A way of avoiding repetitive writing, with examples from a novel.

How to get started in freelance writing

Just a use of English problem and how to solve it, that might be useful for someone else who is…

How to use a description which might not have been in use during the period you are writing about?

Writing historical fiction can involve taking a step back in time to an earlier age of transport, such as travelling…

I can’t decide whether to use the American civil war era Confederate flag on the book cover for a novel…