Am I the only one who feels despondent these days, wondering whether you should carry on with this crazy life of publishing your books? Maybe it is just that today was supposed to be our last day of the 21-lockdown, and now it has been extended to the 30th of April with rumours of another two-week-lockdown. All because of people's stupidity by not staying at home and isolate. Or I may only feel like that because when I woke up this morning, I had to deal with Facebook posts o

Oh heck, you don't have to go and tell my husband! He knows all about Jakes! And he knows that Jakes is my MC in my debut novel, Eye on the Ball, so everything is good there. Each of the characters I've created the last three and a bit years are special, but I must confess that I will always have a soft spot for Jakes. He is like my first love. You know you have to move on, but you will still think fondly of him. It could possibly be because Jakes is the first character I’ve

I guess every author has his or her own tricks on how to develop their characters. In the three years I've been writing, I've used several methods to get to know my characters, but it is not easy for a pantser. All you want to do is sit, write, and get the book out there. But, even as a pantser, you have to think about your character to let your readers see how they grow and develop throughout your story. I find that I may think for weeks about a character before I start writ