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Want to write your first book. Just sit down and write. It’s never quite that simple, is it? But it can be. You just need to know a few simple ‘rules’ first.

It’s funny isn’t it, how no one says how many toilets do you unblock to become a plumber?

Our creativity may waver, but we can always write. It may be harder on some days than others, but we have to suck it up if we want to have a career.

Writing is work, just like the office job you escaped from or the study you thought was a thing of the past. You will need to work at it. Some days you won’t want to. That’s fine. Walk away. But if this is your dream job and you want to be a professional, suck it up and do the work. But what about on those days when you sit down, and nothing happens.

You know that thing when you pick up a book, the third in a series you’re getting addicted to. You settle in, snuggle down, start reading and WAIT! What? Your beloved hero is now a brunette, not a blonde. The villain no longer has a limp. The comedy alien now comes from planet zap, not planet zoop. How can the author do this to you?

Are you thinking of creating your own business, but literally don’t have a clue where to start? Too embarrassed to ask for help?
You’ve been fumbling through making a hobby into a side hustle aka business and need to get it on a more formal footing.
You’re ambitious, but need to start on that bottom rung of the entrepreneurship ladder.

A whistle stop tour of creative ways to earn money as a writer.
Being a full time writer is not just a pipedream, it’s achievable. Mind you, on the path to greatness and best seller status you might just need to supplement your income.

Thought it was about time I shared that very first chapter of my series about the feisty Jezzabelle Jones, an insurance investigator based in Sheffield, Yorkshire.

You’ve seen the headlines. Heard they are massively damaging to the planet. Know they are full of scammers. You aren’t going to learn about them. They’ll soon disappear again. Sorry, but that’s not good enough.

Repeat after me. Money is my friend. I’m not sure if it’s a British thing, the old reserve surfacing, but we Brits are a bit rubbish at money mindset.
We don’t like to discuss our earnings, divulge our wage slips, let slip our credit card debt.

You sit on a park bench, get a flash of inspiration, and start scribbling. You got the most brilliant of all unique story ideas, ever. This book, your story, is so unique you’ve literally never seen or read anything like it. This book has to be written. Stop.

Why Do You Want to Write?

My basic business planning book will take you from a blank page to a basic plan. It’s not rocket science. It’s for those of you who want to turn pro but haven’t got a clue where to start.

Sex work of any kind, writing included, is sometimes belittled or looked down on with a judgmental, often censorial view. Trolls can emerge, but you might be surprised by how supportive the entire community is too.

Two major publishing wide platforms have announced a merger. The technology of one was better, hurrah it’ll all rise to the better standard, we hope. The erotica writers who were avoiding one platform because of its perceived lack of reach or support of their genre are less keen. Could the merged platform go with the more censorious approach? Only time will tell.