HOW TO GET OVER WRITERS BLOCK!

Wow, this is a hard topic, mostly because of the many different ways you could. When I get writers block it is because I am either stressed out or because I have too many ideas in my head making me just crash, I suppose.

I have found if you move on to something else, for example if you are writing one novel and you are like me with little bits and pieces all over, then I usually look at something else. Work on that for a little while.

Another way is by walking away completely, read a book or watch TV. Or sometimes your dog gets a lucky break and take it for a walk. I have also used Jack Heffrons book to help me too, he has done it brilliantly, giving you prompts and challenges to get your mind thinking about something else.

I have used them before, they work a treat and it really makes you realise there are so many ways your novel could go to what you first thought.  

HOW TO START YOUR NOVEL

Writing a novel is great fun, we all know that. It's just getting the thing started that seems to people's downfall. The first five pages are the most important pages because they are what will attract the readers. The beginning is the most important because it is the time to set scene and to kick things off. 

I always try and start the book with something slightly intriguing, not giving all your secrets away at the beginning you can build your readers up to it. There are many ways to open up new chapters, speech, description, you could use a prologue. These i have used in my books they are a great way to set the scene, sometimes they are just good to recall anything from the past to catch the readers up. Also, they are good because they aren't pages long so they have to short and sweet getting straight to the point. 

Dialogue might not be the best way to start off with, but sometimes speech is a good idea if you are writing a thriller. I have used dialogue two of my books because it set the emotions. It is a good way to get across how people are feeling if you have to get the novel moving straight away. 

Starting the novel and ending them are the hardest part, they need to have a lot of thought into them because they are the most important bits. What i usually do is plan a few different starts, one could be using dialogue, setting the scene and sometimes it the other could be a prologue. I then read them through and see which is the best. You need to know where the novel is heading, then you will know which is better. 

I learnt, if you believe in yourself then you can make anything work.

Thank you, and good look with starting your new novel. They are stressful but fun at the same time 

J.A.M 

 

Back In Busines!

I am back, I know it has been a long time, but I have been focusing on my writing, Since our last meeting I had two books published, my first was Sworn 2 Secrecy Book 1 Revolutionise and my second was Outnumbered By Emotion.

Well now I have three books. Outnumbered By Emotion has a second book to go with is called Strength Lies Within. This book follows the progress of Robyn and her husband Damon in their desire to be accepted as a pair. Their lives were an emotions ride from the word go. Then they found one another and it got even worse, but they could never be happier. 

Robyn and her Pack of wolves have suffered losses no one could ever understand and they need to be united with a passion they all know and love, through Robyn. They believe she is the only one they can really believe in. Her life is getting harder and harder with every passing moment, can Damon be strong enough to get through it, or will everything fall apart? 

Get Strength Lies Within on Lulu.com as paper back copy, or you can now get Outnumbered By Emotion and Strength Lies Within at Amazon.co.uk on Ebook. Very handy if you are on the move and looking for something to entertain yourself on a long journey. 

Take a look, post a comment or review on either of the websites with your views on all three of the books. Sworn 2 Secrecy Book 2 Desensitise is on its way, so keep yourself updates and subscribe to this page! 

Hi people, i know i haven't updated in a while and for that i am terribly sorry. But i am now, this is one post you might want to read.

'Life is only as good as you make it.' My grandma told me that when I was younger. I didn't understand at first, I thought I was living life to the full anyway, doing everything I wanted to do. Living with my family, playing games with my friends from junior school.

But, unfortunately, when I was 12 she was taken from the world and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I shut down in way. But just as life begins another has to end, its cruel and unforgiving but that's the way the world works, for people who believe in a God, they will have their own ways of interpreting the ways of life and understanding what there is to be understood.  

'LIFE IS ONLY AS GOOD AS YOU MAKE IT'

To me this means doing things people might not agree with. Living life without any expectations or any plans is a good way to go, but if you are anything like me then you have to have a little bit of structure to life, a little bit of a routine. That's just how we work. 

What I'm trying to say is that you have to make things happen in your own life, you have to do things because you want them to happen. If you want to do something then do it, why should you worry about other people. I am not saying go out and break the law, obviously, but do something with the reason of 'just because'. Live life to the full and do everything that you want to do before you are forced to leave the world. 

Thank you,
J.A.M

OUTNUMBERED BY EMOTION

I know I'm a little late, but i have finally finished my book, outnumbered by emotion, it is read and waiting for people to buy it, so get online on lulu.com and get your copy. 

It has taken me long enough to finish it, i hope everyone likes it. But don't forget to get my Sworn 2 Secrecy, if you haven't already. 

OUTNUMBERED BY EMOTION, this is a fun adventure or twists and turns with life. It is a change to my Sworn 2 Secrecy. Set way back when sword, bows and arrows were relied on to get them were they needed to be. Robyn is a strong woman fighting for what she knows is right, but being a woman in a mans world is hard enough, but to have a family on the other side of the tress is just another obstacle she has to face and get through.   

Okay i know i haven't been on in a while and people may have forgotten about me but please bare with me. I have started college so that's been a lot of hard work, plus i have been writing my new book. It is almost there i am proof reading it now.

It is called Outnumbered by Emotion and it is a different series to my sworn 2 secrecy. Set way back with swords bows and arrows, obviously fantasy since i live in my own world. Its completely different to sworn 2 secrecy but it is still in the same genre. Had lots of fun writing it so I'm hoping that it will be good to read too.

I will do better at keeping you updated on this one. It should be out any time soon so keep checking this page for more updates.

Sworn 2 Secrecy is still on sale for £7.00 at lulu.com

Thank you,
JAM

MY NEW BOOK

I just thought that i'd keep you up to date on my new projects. As you all know, my Sworn 2 Secrecy Revolutionise was published on the 5th of August and up for purchase on lulu.com.

My newest book will be out in February, it is called 'Outnumbered by Emotion'. It had gone through extensive editing, but has finally come out the other side up to great standards, to me i think it will be a great read, since it was an awesome book to write. It is still on the lines of vampires, but there are other elements in too. For example, a wolf pack, i love wolves and will always try and fit them in if necessary. I don't want to say too much because it is hard for me to give you a brief over view of it because i want to tell you all about it.

But in simple terms, it is set way back when castles, swords, bows and arrows were around, kings of the house hold. It is from my own imagination, so the year i couldn't really tell you. In my opinion it is the perfect love story, it isn't just about two people falling in love, it is about the battle of the others around them trying to keep them apart.
Please try not to be put off if your not into 'love stories' i think it should appeal to everyone.

I hope people will enjoy the book because i certainly enjoyed writing it.

Keep checking this blog, for a date when it is being release, there is a ling to the lulu.com for Sworn 2 Secrecy and it will be on that site too when it is finished and published.  

Thank you,
J.A.M