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 …
Writespiration #43
A slightly different challenge this week. It's another of my favourite writing sites to help unblock the block! The website is called One Word. The aim of this game is to use the word posted below …
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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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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Book Review: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
It has taken me an inexplicably long time to read just one book. I am actually a reasonably fast reader I can sink a few books in a week if I have the time. Alas, baby Black has prevented this from …
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Crafting Villains Series #1 Who’s Your Ultimate Villain?
April brings the start of another series, as I start to look at the villains in my novel, I thought I would share with you the things I learn. But first: Audience Participation Required... …
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