Kill Your Characters by former detective and forensic investigator Steve Rush gives you the tools you need to pass the inspection of all the armchair detec

Writing With Clarity and Style by Robert A. Harris is the first book I have read and reviewed for my new section on writing guides that help writers to write with style.

If you’re tired of not getting feedback from all the query letters you send out to agents to find representation and publication for your novel, you must read Elizabeth Kracht’s The Author’s Checkl

Erik Bork didn’t just get ‘an idea’ to write a book about story telling.

The Writer’s Guide to Beginnings: How to craft story openings that sell by Paula Munier is an excellent writing guide to help both new writers and established authors to ensure their story kicks of

In her book Plot Perfect: Building Unforgettable Stories Scene By Scene, Paula Munier helps writers to create page turning novels with a plot that is so compelling, so multilayered, and so perfect

Whenever I go away I always take a writing guide with me to read.

If there is one book you need to buy for writing a historical fiction novel set in medieval times, it's this one!

While writing a scene this morning I was about to have my character 'walk' when I remembered I had a copy of Valerie Howard's 1000 Strong Verbs for  Fiction  Writers.

45 Master Characters By Victoria Lynn Schmidt is one of the best books on creating characters. It is my go-to writers resource when I start planning and plotting a new novel.

In Rayne Halls eBook, How to Write Fight Scenes, she gives you a template to write your fight scenes.

'The best verbs create pictures in your reader’s mind and sound like what they mean' Jessica Page Morrell

When I wrote a post on why we humans loved to be scared, I realised that millions of people don't like reading thrillers becau

During the writing of my historical conspiracy thriller I knew that I wanted to create suspense for my r

When I was little my darling Mom always took us to new movies. I remember one time we went along and my sisters wanted to see a scary film.

In all the craft of writing books I have read and reviewed on my writing blog, U Self-Publish, I gain so much knowledge and understanding of what makes an excellent novel.

A~Z Writers’ Character Quirks: A~ Z of Behaviours, Foibles, Habits, Mannerisms & Quirks for Writers’ to Create Fictional Charac

If I ever have to point one thing that is common in all the indie authors is the pride that they take in their work.

Write Your Novel in 30 Days By Karen S. Wiesner is another book that new writers must get to start their writing process quickly.

How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction is a step-by-step writing instruction guide for writers of historical fiction and medieval novels.

Fashion in the Middle Ages offers writers of historical fiction and medieval novels a stunningly illustrated look at the role and history of fashion in the Middle Ages.

This concise dictionary handbook defines about 4,000 medieval terms and expressions from art and architecture, sex and science, costume and cookery, literature and magic, liturgy and astrology, war

Scene Settings are critical pieces of the puzzle that will eventually make up your entire novel.

Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries is carefully researched with meticulously detailed accounts of the styles and construction of period costumes.

What do STAR WARS, HARRY POTTER, and RED RIDING HOOD have all in common? Not one, not ten, but 195 things.

It’s a writer’s job to create compelling characters who can withstand life’s fallout without giving up. But building authentic, memorable heroes is no easy task.

Crafting likable, interesting characters is a balancing act, and finding that perfect mix of strengths and weaknesses can be difficult.