My Debut Novel, FERAL SNOW, is out now in ebook or paperback!
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- Feral SnowAuthor: Mark Lowes Available: 1st October 2020 in Paperback & eBook from Amazon. Thank you to Anne Cater, Random Things Tours and Mark Lowe forContinue reading “Feral Snow”
- #FeralSnow by @StrugglingMJAlone and stranded in the Arctic wasteland, would you risk your life to save a stranger or try to get home? Paul is a father-to-be;Continue reading “#FeralSnow by @StrugglingMJ”
- How to Beat Underwriting (Word Count – not legal writing)
I don’t know about you lot but I’m a serial underwriter. I cannot, for the life of me, beat the magic word count of 80kContinue reading “How to Beat Underwriting (Word Count – not legal writing)” - Building Characters
I try to make my characters as complex as possible. As I’m sure you do to? But how? I’m of the mindset that characters areContinue reading “Building Characters” - Do I Publish for Pre-Order?
I thought that if I put my novel up for pre-ordering, that I would be able to drum up loads of interest and anticipation ofContinue reading “Do I Publish for Pre-Order?” - What Does Your Writing Voice Sound Like?
‘These are questions you can ask yourself after you’ve written but as you’re writing, just let it flow. Don’t stop yourself from writing in a certain way because the way you write is your voice. And that’s important.’ - Scenes Vs Chapters
This post is all about the difference between scenes and chapters and why writing in scenes is far superior and less chaotic than writing inContinue reading “Scenes Vs Chapters” - The End (and Breathe)
Ah amazing! You’ve made it to the end of your novel. Smashing. Now, all you have to do is think of a brilliant, perfect, tie-all-loose-endsContinue reading “The End (and Breathe)” - Drum Roll for the 3rd Act
Wow! You’ve made it this far. Congratulations. The 2nd Act is difficult, no? Well, you’ve made it to the finish line, now all you haveContinue reading “Drum Roll for the 3rd Act” - The Long Haul of the 2nd Act – The 5 Steps
So, you’ve made it to the slog that is the 2nd Act. That is great news. Making it here means you have a tangible ideaContinue reading “The Long Haul of the 2nd Act – The 5 Steps” - Caught in the 1st Act – 5 Steps
Okay, so, we have our hook. Now, comes the 1st Act. Your 1st Act should be about 25% of you novel. Therefore, if you’re writingContinue reading “Caught in the 1st Act – 5 Steps” - The Dreaded Hook
In these blog posts, I’m going to be looking at how we can simplify plotting our 80,000 word novels. A novel is a Herculean taskContinue reading “The Dreaded Hook”
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