It’s been a busy week in the Sherratt office. I’ve been working flat out on the draft of the next Allie Shenton book, and I finally think I’ve wrestled it into submission. It’s been quite a challenge. You remember me saying
IF ANYONE HAD TOLD ME THAT TEN YEARS AGO…
The Althorp Estate is where the Earl of Spencer lives and where Princess Diana is buried. I took part in a literary festival there in 2017. After the panel, everyone was invited to stay overnight in the house and
Choosing the right titles and character names
Titles – a really important part of a book, right? It’s what makes a pitch stand out. It’s the first thing that catches a reader’s eye and usually accompanies a cover that captures the very essence of it completely. But
What does an author actually do all day?
What does an author actually do all day?Okay, there’s a little element of click bait in the title of this blog post but it’s done for a reaason. As a hybrid author selling over 1.5 million books, I thought I’d
Writing now and then – what’s changed from 2012 – 2020
I’ve just started drafting my next book and there is one thing that I can’t get away from – the coronavirus pandemic. I have a book out in December which, as it is the fourth book in a series, is
Find out what you want to write – become a book detective.
It’s hard to know what to write when you first start. Often it’s only by trial or error that you figure it out. There is a lot of advice out there for writers (mine included) but we all need to find our
How perseverance led to over 2 million sales
Lots of people ask me about my journey to publication, and I don’t think I’ve ever written it in full until now. So here it is:My early days Okay, it was a really long journey, mainly because of how technology changed