Writing Resources – Lucy A. McLaren

20th Jul 2020

Resources for writers – when you feel stuck in a rut

Writing a novel can feel a bit like clutching at straws or… grasping at clouds? (Look, I had to make the picture relevant somehow). Following on from my last blog post about finding a publisher as a debut author, I wanted to link some of the resources I found helpful whilst I was on my

Addicted to Writing by Zoe J. Walker

I’m going to talk about addiction, in the lightest way possible without, I hope, coming across as flippant. Disclaimer: I am in no way a mental health professional and the following is just my opinion. One of my main characters in Even Gods Are Blind, is going through a terrible time in his life. He

Signing with a publisher as an unagented debut author

Well, this is a post I wasn’t sure I’d ever be writing… but here it is: I have a publisher! (Cue balloons, kazoos and confetti). My debut book, A CHILD’S AWAKENING, will be released by SFWP in Spring 2022. It’s still surreal typing that – I have to keep pinching myself. So I wanted to