Organisation is a word that seems totally at odds with the creative life. When you hear the word ‘creative’, it conjures up an image of an artist in paint-stained clothing, wafting around an airy attic studio, complaining about the lack of… Continue Reading →
Sometimes I struggle to give myself permission to write. I get so caught up in the idea that every snippet I write has to be part of something larger; that I can’t possibly try a new style because “It’s not… Continue Reading →
This weekend I was planning to make an appeal to my friends and followers through this blog for help with finding time to write. But, as if by mental telepathy, Wordserve Water Cooler blog posted answering exactly the question I… Continue Reading →
‘If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got.’ I don’t know who said the above quote, but quite frankly it’s genius. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I finished my second novel… Continue Reading →
Opinions are very mixed in the publishing world about whether an author needs a blog. When I launched this blog 18 months ago, everything I read online seemed to be saying that an author needed an online platform, somewhere they… Continue Reading →
It’s taken a long time (and about four drafts) to decide what my first blog post of the year would be, and here it is! Usually I get caught up in New Year enthusiasm and throw myself wildly into new… Continue Reading →
When you’re trying to solve a problem, the natural reaction is to get advice from friends and colleagues. It’s the same when you’re learning to write, and that’s where writers’ how-to guides come in handy. They’re cheaper than enrolling on… Continue Reading →
November, and National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), will be upon us within a matter of days and across the world, writers are preparing for this particular marathon. Their aim is to complete 50,000 words in just 30 days. It’s an… Continue Reading →
This week has been a very good writing week for me. Over the course of five days, I managed to write about 3,500 words, almost without trying. So I thought I’d share with you some of the tricks that have… Continue Reading →
Write what you know. Write what you want to know more about. Write what you’re afraid about. Cec Murphy I read this quote on a post on the ‘Write to Done’ blog and found it to be extremely pertinent. As… Continue Reading →
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