I is for Interviews
One surprising technique I find helps with keeping motivated is to read interviews, whether it be a tête à tête with a famous author or a lowly aspiring writer, delving into the mind of your peers can be a great…
Steven
H is for Help!
Never feel too embarrassed or ashamed to ask for help. Everyone needs help every now and again, no matter what they might say to the contrary. Writing isn’t a college course, a degree, or a month long boot camp run…
G is for Go outside once in awhile
You see that big rectangular-shaped thing next to you? You probably covered it with blinds or curtains or black duct tape…well peel back those layers of shade and peer outside that transparent surface. Done? Right, you see that sparkly, people-filled,…
F is for First draft
A lot of writers I know suffer from a disease known as First Draft Syndrome (primoliberlibriitis), a terrible infliction which results in the inability to finish a rough draft of a novel. It affects more people than you think and…
E is for Everybody is better than me!
It’s a big worry for writers – ALL writers. It doesn’t matter whether you’re little Timmy the nine year old, who just discovered he can create his own alien worlds with a chewed pen and some old drawing paper; or…
D is for Do I have to?
Do I have to write today? Do I have to write every day? Do I have to write on weekends? Do I have to work on more than one project at a time? Do I have to write a thousand…
C is for Confidence
A writer without confidence is like a monkey without poo to fling. They just sit there, disheartened, empty, dead. Sure they can fling other stuff around – but what’s the point? As writers we need to have the confidence to…
B is for Buddy system
Continuing with this year’s theme of motivation and encouragement I’d like to talk about useful ways of keeping motivated, that is to say arse in chair and fingers on keyboard…you don’t even have to be typing as long as you’re…
A is for Again?
It’s that time of year again, where once again I attempt to blog each and every day in April (except Sundays, but today is allowed because…well, read the rules). This isn’t my idea, I’m crazy but I’m not that crazy!…