Top tips for new writers

Everyone thinks they’ve got a book inside them.

This might sound daft, but starting really is the most important thing. Well – one of the two most important things – finishing is the other. If you can start and finish a book then you’re already a million miles ahead of all those people who talk about wanting to write a book.

One of the points made later is that writing a book is not easy. It truly isn’t.

So – if you’re prepared to start and finish a book, even in the knowledge that...