If you’re new to writing you might be thinking “hm, how do I know when I’m actually a writer?” I mean yes there’s the whole writing stuff malarky but there are also some other tell-tale signs you’re a writer that… Continue Reading →
Welcome to the next “3 Things”. This week we’re getting speculative with science fiction. Read on to find out what all authors can learn from this genre. 1) How to ground your writing in reality One of the main features… Continue Reading →
The headline refers of course, to the crime genre, not what writers can learn from committing crimes themselves. Don’t do that. Anyway, here we go with the next in my “3 Things..” series (previous posts linked at the bottom of… Continue Reading →
Come the summer, our thoughts naturally turn to holidays, or vacations, or whatever word you have for a longish period of time off. Many things get put on the back burner to accommodate this and that can include writing. But… Continue Reading →
When you’re a writer, you may well occasionally feel guilty. In our driven society, it’s not unusual to feel like this if you’re doing anything that isn’t “work” but is vaguely important to you. So how do you cope with… Continue Reading →
“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own, 1929 When Virginia Woolf wrote those words, she was referring to the specific condition of being… Continue Reading →
If you’re a writer, you’re going to spend a good bit of time on your own. It’s a cliche to say writers are introverts – but it’s true to say you’ve got to be comfortable in your own company. Society… 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 →
Storytelling is the backbone of being a writer, whether it’s fiction or non-fiction. And there are many places to learn storytelling; books (obviously), but also art, music, films and TV. But there’s another a genre you might have overlooked –… Continue Reading →
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