Sheila Norton is an award-winning writer with many publications to her name, some of which have been translated into other languages. Sheila is a member of the Society of Authors and the Romantic Novelists’ Association. We caught up with Sheila to ask her some questions to share with our writers… How did you first get…Continue reading Interview with Author, Sheila Norton

As authors, our job is to write our masterpieces, not design covers, format pages and find printers. Amazon makes it relatively easy to sell self-published works as both ebooks and paperbacks, but this method of print-on-demand is expensive and leaves the author, in many cases, receiving only a small percentage of the sale price. A…Continue reading Publishing Services

Our latest Lake District retreat has just waved goodbye to the last of our writers. In a new location, based in the super quiet countryside nestled away behind Whitehaven, we have had a great 3 days of writing, relaxing, walking, eating, drinking and socialising. One of the key benefits that came out of this retreat…Continue reading Whitehaven Retreat – November, 2019

It doesn’t matter whether we are reaching for the heights of success in a sporting discipline, the workplace or in writing, there are a set of traits that those who are successful will demonstrate time and again. We look at those traits here and show their parallel to being a successful author. Drive: Successful authors…Continue reading Traits of Success

As a writer, you might not have given a second thought to the aromas that fill your working space. Mostly, for me, it’s au-de-cat or au-de-horse and not au-de-make-me-creative.  Actually, though, after a little investigation, aromatherapy has much to offer writers in stimulating thought and creativity.Our sense of smell is the strongest of all the…Continue reading Essential Oils for Writing