LM Milford

Author of the Allensbury Mysteries

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Tackling writer’s guilt and comparison-itis

It seems that modern life encourages envy. We’re constantly shown images of people who have what we want and are told that we should have the same. But this isn’t the case. There’s a reason that envy (or jealousy) is… Continue Reading →

Top tips for protecting your writing body

As writers, we all spend far too much time sitting down. We’re encouraged to get our ‘bums in seats’ and fulfil our daily word count. But if you add that to an office-based job and a commuter journey, that’s a… Continue Reading →

Writing fast or writing well

When you’re starting out on a new project it’s easy to get carried away. You throw yourself in and start scribbling or typing at manic pace without any real thought about what it is you’re writing. There are two schools… Continue Reading →

Two top tactics for plotting and editing

Whether you’re writing something brand new or breathing life back into a manuscript you’ve found languishing in a drawer, getting started can be tough. Keeping track of your story line and getting balance right is always difficult. However, courtesy of… Continue Reading →

What happens if you don’t write every day?

When you start out as a writer one of the first pieces of advice you’re given is that you must write every day. No matter how long you write for you must write every day. And for a while this… Continue Reading →

Some interesting thoughts from Roz Morris on the difference between sharing and showing off

Writers, are you showing off or sharing? A way to kill your darlings – http://wp.me/p10lUA-1vn

A review of my 2016

In terms of general news, 2016 has been a difficult year. We’ve lost some big names in the world of showbiz – for me, those that hurt the most were Alan Rickman and Victoria Wood – and had some big… Continue Reading →

My top five books of the year

It’s that time of year when everyone starts to look back at the year that’s passed and what happened in that time. I’ve seen a lot of posts on Twitter of people’s top books for the year so I thought… Continue Reading →

The difficulties of using real life in your crime fiction

Why #TheDamselfly was a difficult book to write… – http://wp.me/p3jbPe-ES

Coping with an ending

I haven’t blogged for quite a long time now, as you’ll see from the date of the last post, but today’s writing session has been really interesting for me and I wanted to share some thoughts. There is such a… Continue Reading →

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