Inspiring the Uninspired
Morning writers, I hope you've had a lovely week! It's been a busy one here, and set to get busier, but nothing will ever stop me finding the time on a Sunday morning to blog. I submitted my first novel to agents in September. And it's a long old wait for rejections and feedback. It's… Continue reading 5 Useful Things To Do While You’re Waiting to Hear Back From Agents
Morning writers, I hope you're all having a great week. I've spent a fair amount of time chatting to some wonderful writers, and as always my heart swells with love for the online writing community. It got me thinking about this blog, and all it's done for me and my writing journey. And I decided… Continue reading How Starting a Blog will Transform your Writing Journey
Good morning wonderful writers. December is upon us! I hope it is a great month for you all. Around this time last year I shared a list of three 'must-have' books for writers. And this year, with Christmas looming on the horizon, it seemed a good time to share three more! Take a peek: 1.… Continue reading 3 (More) ‘Must-Have’ Books for Writers
Morning writers! I hope you've all had a good week. As my first draft for novel 2 plods along, I am realising that I need to do more work on portraying my characters. My revisions, re-writes and edits will focus heavily on the characters and how they are portrayed to the reader. So, I've already… Continue reading 5 Ways To Portray Your Characters
Good morning writers, hope you've had a wonderful week. My writing has been going well. I am on track with NaNoWriMo, and I think it's because I plotted my story this time. It's worked really well for me, although I know it's not for everybody. That's why I thought that this week I'd speak about… Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Plotting
Good morning day dreamers and world changers, I hope you're all well and having a great week. This morning, I'd like to talk about those oh-so-precious writer's notebooks that we all own. (If you're anything like me you own too many!) What do you use yours for? Until recently I've used mine for quips of… Continue reading 3 Things That Should Be In Your Writer’s Notebook
Good morning wondrous writers and wandering world builders, I hope you've all had a great week. I had a very different blog post in the plans for this week, but I've had to change it. I always promised that this blog would offer advice and insight, while staying true and relevant to the current stage of… Continue reading 3 Positive Effects of Writing Fiction
Good morning wonderful writers, I hope you've had a great week. Mine has been exhausting. I started my new job, and it's extremely full on and quite a large step out of my comfort zone. I am really enjoying it though! While I get used to my new routine (which includes a four hour round… Continue reading Using Freewriting to Beat Writer’s Block
Good morning creatives, I hope you've all had a great week. I have been messing around a little with some mock book covers for my NaNoWriMo project. It got me thinking about titles. Do you find that titles are either blissfully easy or impossibly difficult? Sometimes, the title of a project just comes to me...just… Continue reading Naming Your Novel: Finding the Perfect Title
Good morning day dreamers, I hope you've all had an inspiring week! The end of another week means another step closer to November, and National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). For anyone who doesn't know, NaNoWriMo is your chance to write 50,000 words in a month, giving you a strong head start on a novel/new project.… Continue reading How to Achieve NaNoWriMo Success – Even If You’re Really Busy
