Fractured is here! Book Two Trials, Tribulations, and Celebrations

by Teri Terry

Today is the official UK publication date for Fractured, book 2 of the Slated trilogy! And I'm celebrating in true writer style: I've bought a new desk chair. In fact, I'm writing this as I wait for it to be delivered. And reflecting on what got me into the chair (assuming it ever arrives)...

Actually 'into the chair' kind of fits the journey.

How to start a new novel : "As long as you have a word, there's never a blank page"

By Candy Gourlay

Last week on Radio 4's Open Book, Whitbread winning author Kate Atkinson (Behind the Scenes at the Museum) declared:

The trick is to get one sentence down - because once you have one sentence down you know you can write another.

Well, today I wrote the first chapter of my next novel.

Making a Living as a Writer

Well we missed this talk last night at the Professional Series but luckily Caroline Hooton blogged comprehensively about it!

The talk featuring multi-published Jane Clarke and Lorna Fergusson of the FictionFire site answered questions like:

Where do you find writing work and how do you fit in writing with your other work?

How long did it take you to start making enough money to support yourself?

Do you need the support of a partner to write?

Do you have to have an agent?

How do you deal with school events?

Now go read the answers over at Caroline Hooton's blog.