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 →
During the last week, I’ve spent a lot of time reading articles and tweets about ‘sock puppets’ and trying to get my head around it. For those of you who don’t know, a ‘sock puppet’ is a writer, who uses… Continue Reading →
It’s a weird feeling to lose a favourite author. I woke up on the morning of Tuesday July 31st to the news that Maeve Binchy had died at the age of 72. I didn’t know Maeve at all personally, but… Continue Reading →
Writers seem to love sharing tips and advice for improving their writing, and I’m afraid I’m no exception. When I visit other people’s blogs, I absorb everything I can and my love of top tips led me to subscribe to… Continue Reading →
Last weekend I had two what I would call Good Writing Days (GWD). Normally when I find myself with a free weekend I get so intimidated by the hours stretching ahead of me that I start to find excuses not… Continue Reading →
When this post was first drafted several weeks ago, I was full of inspiration and possibility. That’s the effect the Christmas and New Year period has on me! Having recently read the January issue of Writing Magazine, I could feel… Continue Reading →
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