David Grimstone

David Grimstone (David Lee Stone) from Ramsgate is a bestselling author of series fiction for Disney USA, Penguin USA and Hodder UK.

A young boy visiting the home of a family friend experiences anticipation at the prospect of meeting their daughters.

David Lee Stone, a.k.a. David Grimstone, explains how selling his books to a publisher changed his life differently to his expectations.

Query letters are a hotly debated topic, but how do you write one that is effective and will work for you?

To really be a writer you have to write, and the only way to do that is by not doing other things.

Writing requires more than inspiration, and that inspiration never happens when you are supposed to be writing.

To succeed as a writer requires an ability to cope with a lot of frustration, but Sir Terry Pratchett can help with that.

Submitting your manuscript to an agent or publisher involves a few simple yet often overlooked steps that must be done properly.

Author and blogger David Grimstone answers the Thanet Writers Discourse Questions.

Rejection letters will often be pre-formatted and without feedback, and it can be difficult to know what to do to improve your work.

Rejection is something everyone has to face, especially when attempting to get published.