A Moment With Marianne Kavanagh

073-cropped2Marianne Kavanagh is the author of For Once In My Life. She shares her writing tips for new writers. 

 

  1. Read a lot, and think about how other people write.
  2. Find a writers’ organisation that suits you. I went along to seminars and events organised by Spread the Word in London, which I really recommend.
  3. Find a good plot. Most novels tell a story. It’s not enough just to write well.
  4. Remember that writing a novel is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
  5. Don’t give up.

 

Buy For Once In My Life from Amazon. 

For Once In My Life is published by Text Publishing, 29th May 2014. 

Visit Marianne’s website. 

 

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Laura
I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.

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