Creative writing

Fantasycon 2024: my reflections

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the British Fantasy Society Fantasycon…
How MS Word styles can help to navigate within your manuscript

Are you an author who writes using Microsoft Word? Do you find yourself spending too much…
Author interview with M. F. Alfrey

Being an indie author can be hard work, especially if you are juggling writing with tasks…
Verb tenses for fiction authors

Are you a fiction author with some lingering confusion around verb tenses and how they relate…
Pray or prey?

In this post we’re going to clarify the difference between pray and prey…
Do I need a style guide?

As an indie author, have you ever wondered whether you need a style guide? Read on…
Scald or scold?

If you are caught between using scald and scold, but not sure which suits your context,…
Dependant or dependent?

In this post we are going to clarify the difference between dependant and dependent …
Every day or everyday?

If you are struggling to decide whether to write ‘every day’ or ‘everyday’ then this post…