by Sophie Pembroke | Jun 24, 2020 | Author Life, Editing Your Work, Writing Craft
With the release of my latest romantic women’s fiction novel, SUMMER ON SEASHELL ISLAND, this month, I thought it might be interesting to follow the journey of that book – from the first idea, all the way through to publication day. Today’s post is all...
by Sophie Pembroke | Jun 17, 2020 | Author Life, First Drafts, Writing Craft
With the release of my latest romantic women’s fiction novel, SUMMER ON SEASHELL ISLAND, this month, I thought it might be interesting to follow the journey of that book – from the first idea, all the way through to publication day. Today’s post is all...
by Sophie Pembroke | Jun 4, 2020 | Author Life, Time Management for Writers
In my twenties, I worked for a tiny company in London organising medical conferences and events all over the world. One day, one of my colleagues was fired for breach of contract. She left the building with her belongings minutes later. And suddenly, every event,...
by Sophie Pembroke | Mar 15, 2020 | Author Life
I’m writing this in March 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. I think it’s fair to say that, right now, the world is kind of crazy. Depending on where you live, schools might be closed, events are cancelled, working from home has become mandatory…...
by Sophie Pembroke | Feb 14, 2020 | Author Life
The cases are packed, the tickets are printed – and your deadline is still looming. I’m a big advocate of taking real breaks and enjoying time away from writing, but sometimes circumstances conspire and you have to work while on holiday. If that’s the case for...