by njsimmonds1 | Dec 11, 2016 | Creativity, Inspiration, Romance writing, Writing tips
Are you a visual thinker and struggling to plan your next novel? Four years ago I decided to write my first book. I had a great story in mind, a bunch of interesting characters and a most importantly of all a huge desire to do so. I’ve been a writer all my life; in...
by njsimmonds1 | Nov 20, 2016 | Writing tips
I wasn’t aware that I had written a YA novel until my manuscript was snapped up by UK publisher Accent Press for their YA division. ‘Fantastic!’ I thought…then I ran off to look up what YA meant. ‘Young Adult’ literature (or its slightly raunchier big sister...
by njsimmonds1 | Oct 25, 2016 | The Path Keeper, Writing tips
I had a giggle with a fellow author the other day. “I offered to beta read a friend’s first draft,” she told me. “Except she was worried I might steal her idea.” And we laughed and laughed and laughed. Why? Because if you are a writer by trade, be it a fiction author...
by njsimmonds1 | Sep 28, 2016 | The Path Keeper, Writing for Young Adults, Writing tips
I write Romance Fantasy novels for young adults. When people ask me ‘why did you choose to write Romance?’ I answer ‘I didn’t’. Very few writers choose what genre they wish to specialise in before they start plotting story lines and ideas, they simply write the kind...
