Chrissie Manby is the bestselling author of 19 romantic comedies including A Proper Family Holiday, Lizzie Jordan’s Secret Life and Seven Sunny Days. She also writes as Stephanie Ash, Olivia Darling and Stella Knightley.
Tips
When you’re a writer – particularly when you start to make money from your writing – it can feel as though…
Exercises
Back in the mists of time, when I was working on my very first novel, I received my very first set…
Tips
One of the questions that comes up at every writing workshop I’ve ever given or attended is ‘what are publishers looking…
Exercises
It seems to me that in many ways writing is “acting for shy people”. You get to inhabit all sorts of…
Tips
A couple of years ago (when my enthusiasm for writing romantic comedy was severely dented by several personal challenges) an editor…
Exercises
Write your main character’s obituary. Obituaries often follow a set form, including details about where the subject was born (and to…
