Writers spend a great deal of time inside their own heads. They create tales, they grow characters, shape themes and build, bit by bit, their own worlds. Oh they may appear to be set in the world you see but… Continue Reading →
I have two writing mascots on my desk – Kit and Granddad. Kit is well, a kitten – not much imagination there I’ll grant you. Granddad is a vicar troll doll I bought back when troll dolls were a thing,… Continue Reading →
I worked on my first book for three years. And at roughly 45,000 words it wasn’t exactly War and Peace. But there were reasons for the length of time it took. It was my first book for a start so… Continue Reading →
Writing should be simple – pen, paper, write (or screen, keyboard, write). But like pretty much everything in life, we humans have tried to make it complicated. We’ve put up barriers that prospective writers have to vault over in order… Continue Reading →
I’ve recently finished the first edit of the first book in my Cauldron Trilogy. Well I say edit, in truth it’s better catergorised as a pre-edit. The main idea was not to edit any of the actual text, but instead… Continue Reading →
As a writer you have to fend off demands on your brain power – and find inspiration and tips wherever you can. In recent times this has been tricky. Staying in helps with writing. But mentally, we’ve maybe not been… Continue Reading →
We’re a step or two into January now and to help keep track of time as the days continue to merge into one, I’ve got a new calendar. This literary design is by illustrator Laura Crow (here’s her shop on… Continue Reading →
It sounds simple. Writers write. It kind of goes with the territory. And if we didn’t like, nay love, nay were obsessed by writing we wouldn’t do it. But the things we can love we can also, at times, dislike,… Continue Reading →
Every form of artwork comes with it’s own set of critics. It’s an odd sort of thing we humans have created – a group of people to decide what art is “good” or “bad”, what’s its “meaning” and where it… Continue Reading →
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