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Writing Fit

I couldn’t help but think whilst walking home today, that writing is a lot like exercise…bear with me, folks. If you don’t keep up to writing then you lose the muscles that allow you to create and construct worlds and…

Why do you write?

A writer friend posed an interesting question on her blog yesterday. Why do you write? Simple I thought, and began to type up my reply. Then I realised it wasn’t that simple, there was no definitive answer, nothing I could…

Researching the real world

I like to use a little bit of the real world in my novels every now and again. Not only does it give my stories a little bit of authenticity, it also allows me to plan in a way that’s…

Scars

I have a scar on the back of my hand… I have a few actually (no, not from that, I’m not that much of a method writer). I mean I have a few scars, some emotional yes if you want…

The big picture

So my posts have been a bit morbid depressing sombre lately due to the fact that I’ve been struggling to get past a very awkward sticking point in my novel. I’m worried that you’ll all start slashing your wrists leaving…

Flirting with new ideas…

Ok, so you’re talking to this really hot girl – or boy, I’ll leave that bit of this hypothetical situation up to you (my only stipulation is that whoever/whatever you are chatting up has a rum and coke in one…