I love my laptop - I'm writing this blog post on it. I can certainly type fast, so for the most part it makes sense for me to write straight into it. But, there's something to be said about writing on something other than a digital device. And by that, I mean in a notebook... Continue Reading →
If you're writing something with "serious" themes, you might be wary of putting anything even slightly comedic in your work. A badly-timed sarcastic comment could easily undermine what you're trying to get across - right? But in truth, all fiction no matter how dark can benefit from a smidge of laughter - or at least... Continue Reading →
The second in my "3 Things" series about what writers can learn from various genres and today we're onto romance. I'm not much of a romance reader specifically but as you'll see romance informs a lot of books out there. 1) How to write relationships Relationships are at the heart of romance books. Romantic ones... Continue Reading →
To start writing you need three things; something to write on, something to write with, and an idea. But that makes it sound easy, and writing is not easy (fun, fulfilling, wonderful yes. Easy? Hell no). So frankly there's nothing wrong with using anything you can to help you out. Read on for nine of... Continue Reading →
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