Developing your idea

If you have an idea for a story in mind and have begun fleshing it out then the developing your idea section of the site is for you. Browse our collection of articles full of advice and things to consider as your get started writing your book.

Article
5 min read
17th September 2015
Edited
10th December 2024

I always wanted to write a novel. It seemed like such an exciting and momentous thing, and the trouble was, I never had the time. I diddled and...

Article
6 min read
9th September 2015
Edited
25th January 2021

The page is where a person should hold no reservations; where we come to purge our demons, to have our dreams come true vicariously through our...

Article
7 min read
9th September 2015
Edited
23rd September 2020
How is a story born? From where do the ideas for novels come? Rebecca Mascull explores one of the most interesting questions we can ask of a story:...
Blog
4 min read
26th August 2015
Edited
8th December 2020

I still feel like a rookie though.  A novice.  A fledgling.  A beginner.  It’s even hard to call myself a ‘proper writer’ because I...