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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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!…
A lot of writers like to complain that their muse has abandoned them. In fact I’m just as guilty of this as any other writer is. We like to pretend the muse is something that tiptoes around us massaging our…
April is looming over the horizon and that can only mean one thing for bloggers and writers…the dreaded (or beloved) A-Z blogging challenge!! Dun dun duuuuunn!The point of the challenge is to get people blogging more, by forcing you to…
Whether you love them or hate them writing exercises can be good for those times when the words just won’t flow. Maybe you’re starting a new project and have no idea what to write about, maybe you’re stuck on an…