Ten Reasons to Enter Novel Competitions

Ten Reasons to Enter Novel Competitions

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

For every writer out there who gets a buzz from entering competitions and has the deadlines of the most popular awards in their diary, you’ll find another who isn’t keen on the idea. It might be self-doubt holding you back, knowing how many entries are...
How and When to Outline Your Novel

How and When to Outline Your Novel

Monday, September 12, 2022

‘Outlining allows me to ride the waves of my story with utter confidence, channeling the art into the craft to produce solid stories.’ – Author K. M. Weiland    THE ROUGH FRAME Usually a novel will begin with an idea, and they often emerge as...
Arrive Late, Leave Early: How to Write Fast-Paced Fiction

Arrive Late, Leave Early: How to Write Fast-Paced Fiction

Thursday, August 18, 2022

The phrase ‘arrive late, leave early’ has become a mantra for many screenwriters. Today’s audience is hungry for immediate entertainment and the average scene in a film lasts one to three minutes – or one to three pages. Screenwriter William Goldman...
Ask an Agent: John Baker from Bell Lomax Moreton

Ask an Agent: John Baker from Bell Lomax Moreton

Thursday, June 23, 2022

John Baker joined Bell Lomax Moreton in 2019 where, as a junior agent, he is focusing on building his own small, cultivated list, shaped around his passion for Science Fiction and Fantasy, alongside providing administrative support across the agency. John has built a...
Writing Plot Twists

Writing Plot Twists

Monday, June 20, 2022

Surprise is more powerful than any other emotion in its ability to move people: to laugh, to gasp, or to turn to the next chapter! Readers enjoy ‘not knowing’ and finding out, but they love thinking they know and finding out they were wrong, especially if...
Mapping Your Story Arc: The Inciting Incident

Mapping Your Story Arc: The Inciting Incident

Monday, April 25, 2022

What is an Inciting Incident? The inciting incident is a key component of almost every novel, but you may not be familiar with the term or even sure whether you’ve written one! James Scott Bell writes, ‘The power of your story is directly proportional to...