Nailing Your Story's Opening Lines: A Brief Guide On Beginnings
A good beginning is like an open door, inviting the reader to come in, settle in your armchair with a nice cup of tea, as you take them along on the journey they came for. So, how can you throw open that door and invite your readers in?
7 May 2020
Setting Inspiration During Lockdown
Finding inspiration for fictional settings from your sofa or studio flat can be challenging. Join me this week as I share some quick & dirty tips on how to find setting inspiration during national lockdown!
30 Apr 2020
7 Lessons I Learnt from Doing Camp NaNo During a Global Pandemic
I love NaNo. But that is not to say it hasn't been a hard month. There is a reason it is called a challenge. But challenges are a great breeding ground for new lessons. And even though I've done NaNo a fair few times now, there's still more to learn...
23 Apr 2020
How a Writing Routine Can Help You
Routines aren't just good for keeping on top of your eating habits or your exercise regime. They also work for creative endeavours, like writing or painting or anything else you're passionate about. Find out how to build a writing routine you can finally stick to.
16 Apr 2020
Can You Teach Creative Writing?
Whether writing can truly be taught has been discussed time and time again. Why are we so fascinated by this question, and what can we actually learn from creative writing instructors?
9 Apr 2020
Cutting Big: The Hardest Lesson I Ever Learned About Editing
Deleting parts of your own manuscript is one of the most painful parts of writing a book. How can you get over cutting out something you worked so hard on?
2 Apr 2020
Five Easy Steps to Follow for Effective Self-Editing
There are a lot of guides out there on how to self-edit your manuscript and they give many good pointers on polishing up your writing. But often, they focus only on the nitty-gritty, sentence-level part of editing. But what do you do if you've got bigger problems than that? Don't worry. I've got you.
26 Mar 2020
Overcoming Writer's Block: Investigate Your Fears
Every writer faces writer's block, and nine times out of ten you can bet it all comes back down to fear. Really looking at why you're scared, opening your mind to that fear, while hard, is often the most important step you can take.
19 Mar 2020
Unknown Voyages: A Celebration of Storytelling
Our storytelling past and present highlights how much we are connected through sharing our stories.
12 Mar 2020
Action Tags: What They Are, How You Use Them, And Why They Enrich Your Story
Using action tags effectively can easily enrich your story and take a well-structured, focused, but ultimately flat scene to new heights.
Listen to the podcast or read my blog to learn how to make them do the heavy lifting for you.
5 Mar 2020
The Truth About Conquering Self-Doubt as a Writer
Self-doubt is the enemy of productivity and as such it can often derail our writing practice. But mastering the art of overcoming self-doubt is difficult, not least because it seems less like a single battle and more like an ongoing war. Difficult, yes, but not impossible.
27 Feb 2020
Racing Through Life: We Don't Have to Be Everything Already
Life is not a race. But too often, it feels like it. Too often it feels like we have to be the youngest, most prolific, most talented writers in the world.
20 Feb 2020
The Key to Creating Realistic Bonds Between Characters
In today's episode, I reflect on the importance of communication as a basis for true relationships and how understanding this can help make you a stronger writer.
13 Feb 2020
Get To Know Me #5: Peek Into My Writing Toolkit
Every writer has their very own toolkit, their very own mix of things they reach for when creating, whether that is a favourite pen, a comfortable writing spot, or an outfit that helps get them into the right mood.
6 Feb 2020
Get To Know Me #4: What I Write
In this episode I give an overview of common concepts and themes in my writing and introduce you to my current WIP and the ideas I challenge within it.
30 Jan 2020
Get To Know Me #3: How I Write
In this week's episode I delve deeper into my own writing process and discuss the importance of restraint, balance and becoming familiar with your own style.
23 Jan 2020
Get To Know Me #2: Why I Do What I Do
Join me for episode two of my little mini #GetToKnowMe series, in which I talk about the reasons I write and how personal tragedy has shaped my goals.
16 Jan 2020
Get To Know Me #1: What Inspires Me
Join me for a short discussion on where I find my inspiration for writing and how exposing yourself to new experiences can spark new story ideas.
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