It’s probably the most common saying about writing there is; “good writing is re-writing”. I’ve been writing and editing online content for 14 years, as well as writing my books. Writing your story is only part of the battle. Your… Continue Reading →
It’s probably a matter of when not if you get stuck with your writing. No matter how well planned your plot, or brilliantly defined your characters, you’re almost guaranteed to hit a wall. These are temporary bumps, less alll-consuming than… Continue Reading →
The characters in your books are the heart and soul of your story. As a writer you need spend time on them or your book won’t have the same impact. There are plenty of novels out there where the characters… 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 →
Editing your writing is a long process. There’s no magic wand for it, nor a whistle that blows when your done. But before you send it off, hit print, or self-publish, it’s good to do one last sweep to make… 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 →
I’ve just finished the first draft of The Cauldron Trilogy (part one) – and it sucks. But that’s okay because ALL first drafts suck. Every single one. And that’s absolutely fine. Writing is re-writing. Take a look at the first/annotated… Continue Reading →
If there’s one thing I like, one thing I really get a buzz from about writing, it’s editing. That’s not to say I don’t find it painfully hard at times, But ‘smithing’ my text until I have the perfect sentence… Continue Reading →
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