What have you done today to help sell another copy of your book?
I used to be a software salesman, and on one occasion I visited one of the UK’s main political parties to demo our system. When …
Writing
What inspired me to write The Kosher Delhi
One of the most common questions I am asked is: What inspired you to write your book, The Kosher Delhi? I should prefix my answer …
My top 4 tips on how to write a synopsis for your novel
So you’ve written your novel, you’re ready to submit it to agents/publishers and now you have to write a synopsis. Good luck! If you haven’t …
It’s the journey that matters
Ursula K. Le Guin wrote “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” …
How I Write
I heard an interview with David Baddiel recently, where he talked about “how he wrote”; he said (and I am paraphrasing): I sit down at …
How to Listen to Early Readers
Soon after I started writing The Kosher Delhi, I gave my partner the first few chapters and asked for her feedback. She came back the …
Late Night Ideas…
Every author knows that for some reason, inspiration can hit you when lying in bed at night. (For me, often when I’m on holiday). Sometimes …
Using MindMapping for Writing Inspiration
I am a huge fan of using MindMapping techniques when writing, to help with inspiration for plots, characters and ideas. Drawing mind maps helps me …
Am I Writing For The Choir or For The Nonbelievers?
The themes in my novel, The Kosher Delhi include the issues of racism and homophobia, the need to stand up to bigotry. And so I …
You don’t have to be a journalist or celebrity to get a book published
When I see that an author is about to have their book published, I sometimes look at their background, and very often, I find that …