Life's a funny old thing, so often we go through difficult times and have to make hard choices. Sometimes we lose friends, loved ones, gain new ones, have children. We travel and feel moved to change …
10 TOP TIPS For the BETA Reading Stage
You’ve written ‘THE END’ on your first, second, eighth – or if you’re me it will mostly likely be my third draft. You know it’s not perfect, but you’re happy you have taken your manuscript as far as …
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Read Like A Writer – Collect Words. Collect Sentences.
When you’re tucked into one of your guilty pleasure books, how conscious are you? How do you read? For me, after a few paragraphs my eyes switch off, my mind opens up the words disappear and I begin …
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Writespiration #42
We constantly worry about how to write better. But actually, there's a benefit to being able to recognise when you have written badly. And sometimes it's fun to just reel off a load of …
Writespiration #41
A day late this week because of #1000speak, but nevertheless here we go: This is less about the house in the photo and more about the word and meaning... If you fancy it write a few words, a …
8 Steps to Discover Your Perfect Writing Process
When I started writing (years ago) I really didn’t have a clue. I was painfully naïve. I thought I could do a first draft (of a short story or a novel) that would be ok’ ‘good’ even, ‘almost there’ …
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