Here are some writing tips I have picked up over the years. They are not in any particular order.

• From the moment you submit your manuscript be as professional as possible, remember you are trying to enter into a business agreement.
• The hook is what really drives the book.
• Create plot and characters you can’t leave when you start reading about them. The aim is to draw the reader into the book and keep their attention.
• Have characters the readers can believe in.
• Story and character are absolute key.
• Pace is becoming faster as a lot of things are competing for attention.
• You have to catch the reader in the first few sentences.
• Find one line that sums up what your book is about.
• Good self-editing is crucial.
• Show don’t tell. If your character is anxious don’t say so, write what they are doing because they are anxious.