Gen Puttay recently signed with her agent for her fabulously spooky MG horror – check out her querying journey.

A few writers have asked what the process is for copy-editing a novel, so I'm sharing the steps I follow to shed some light.

Whether you’re a beta reader, editor or a friend offering to read over a writer’s manuscript, it’s crucial to know how to give good feedback

Does your social media presence influence your chances of getting published?

If you want to make money from writing, it makes sense to write what's popular. But is it really as easy as that?

Should you use US or UK spelling? Single quotes for dialogue or double? Italics for thoughts? Find out all you need to know here.

There are three key factors that I take into account when I create a quote for editing. Here's what they are...

Adverbs get a bad rap, but they aren't always terrible. So let's look at how to use them well.

As part of my series of author interviews, I’ve caught up with Katherine Macdonald, self-published author of nine books.