by Liv Andrews | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why would you read this genre? We see this classification all the time; women’s fiction, contemporary women’s fiction, popular women’s fiction and so on. So how do you know this genre is the right one for you? According to Wikipedia, “Women’s...
by Liv Andrews | Feb 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
What now? Moving on after a marriage or long-term relationship breakdown is sadly something many have already experienced, or will experience. Women are pretty resilient and have an innate sense of how they can re- construct their shattered world. But that makes it...
by Liv Andrews | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Is your fifties too late to start writing a novel? To begin a career as a novelist in your mid-fifties is not for the faint hearted. Looking around at all the young, fresh talent and at contemporaries who have already ‘cracked it’, and have a vast back catalogue...
by Liv Andrews | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
What subjects and themes will you see in my work? I have no idea how many fictional books have been published throughout the world. I guess it’s one of those vast, unimaginable numbers that becomes sort of meaningless due to its magnitude. What astounds me is that...
by Liv Andrews | Jan 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
I thought I’d start off my series of blog posts by talking about one of the essential elements of fiction writing, and that’s creating solid, believable characters that develop with the story. Since I started writing (some years ago now on a UEA course) I have...