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Sharing what I know to help others to grow

That’s my motto, you see. I’ve written lots of books, some published by traditional publishers, some by virtual publishers and some by my own imprint, Summertime Publishing. I think I know quite a lot about this writing and publishing lark and have made it my mission to inspire and empower others at every opportunity. Since 1985 when my first book, French Tarts was published by Octopus I’ve written 25 more books and over 1,000 articles,  taught hundreds of people to write books, articles and life story and mentored more than 50 new authors through the whole publishing process from brainwave to bookshelf. Tips books, ebooks, workbooks, memoir, how-to, self-help, children’s stories, anthologies, non-fiction and faction (that’s a novel based on fact), I’ve experience with them all. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than helping new writers to find their voice, get it written and get it out there.

You’ll find my blog, my tweets and my free monthly newsletter packed with examples, so take a look around my website and see what gems you can find. And, in the true spirit of Summertime, I’d be thrilled if you went on to share anything you see here with others by clicking on the Tweet This icons. You know what George Bernard Shaw said:

“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”

Sharing what we know helps others to grow, right?