Trust me, this will change your life. 1. Compile your Scrivener document into an RTF Open your Scrivener document Go to File –> Compile Select the chapters and scenes you wish to include in this version of your manuscript Select ‘Compile for RTF Word compatible’ (you may wish to choose a different type of document,...

This blog post is going to be extremely boring unless you’re a) a writer, b) want to be a writer, or c) my editor making sure I’m not going to miss my deadline. Erm. I’m currently writing my fourth novel. It’s due at Easter. Everything was going swimmingly until several bad things happened and I...

“It’s only forever, not long at all …” Pink champagne, grungy glitter, gangster cages, dancing with flowers in our hair, Joshua trees in the desert, Soho, mint tea in Marrakesh, skinny jeans, shards of glass, Shoreditch, fires in the sky, Scrabble overdose, happiness, sadness, confusion, and never enough dancing … 2011: BOOK What: The Novel...

In February 2002 I published Liv4now magazine – a mini mag distributed in bars across the country which showcased the best of the content on Liv4now.com. The below is an advert placed by ASOS.com … before they got properly famous.

As I write BOOK FOUR (which really needs a title – at the moment I’m thinking it needs to be something to do with diamonds, or pearls) I’m creating a soundtrack to go with it. The soundtrack will grow as I write the first draft, and includes songs which are about places and situations in...