Melissa was a celebrity long before Wanda started working at Witchwood. Her name had graced the front pages of national newspapers. She’d...

I've been exhausted all day after a late night chat on Writer Imperfect. It was worth it though and you can watch the results here. It's...

This week I am busy editing Ribbons. At 70k it's shorter than the others and I keep hoping to find a thread (or ribbon) that I can tug on...

Another Beautiful Nightmare is a Vamptasy anthology, following on from the success of Beautiful Nightmares. The book is due for release...

(First published on Gingernuts of Horror) Perhaps because I spent my formative years reading books by Clive Barker and Poppy Z Brite, I...

Writing a book or a series of books is a strange business. Each time the same pattern emerges. Stage one - the original idea seems so...

And I'm excited. If you're on Facebook please join us for the release party. Excerpt one - Satori stands in the centre of his bedroom....

Firstly Carmilla would like to thank every friend and supporter who is helping share the news of the relaunch of the Starblood series. On...

In this episode we will look at promotion. I’ll include information about release parties, paid adverts, building connections, book...

This episode discusses the relative merits of traditional vs self publishing. I will offer advice on how to find and contact an agent;...

Can you see the light at the end of the tunnel yet? You are almost ready to start sending that manuscript out to agents, or self-publish...

This might be news to some of you but editing and proofreading are not the same thing. I hear you gasp in surprise, no doubt, but think...

Rejection is part of the collective experience for writers, but that doesn’t make it easier to handle. Being accepted into an anthology...

This week we will be looking at what’s next after you’ve finished your first draft. So you’ve written an entire novel? Wow! You should be...

CW: Psychosis Mandy screwed the lid back onto her mascara wand and placed it in her velvet wash bag. Without looking away from the...

This episode of my novel writing guide will look at the dreaded writer’s block. How to keep going when it gets tough. It’s amazing the...

This web comic, written By Carmilla Voiez and illustrated by Anna Prashkovich is a prequel to Starblood the Graphic Novel and The...

There are many aspects of style (sometimes called voice) including perspective, language, tenses and chapter lengths. The fascinating...

Each of the books in the Starblood series is named after a song. The song inspired parts of the story and acted as a springboard for the...

Just as there is no one way to start your novel, there is also no one way to write your novel. It is your story and how you tell it and...