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Writing in different forms and for different audiences
Few writers stick to a single form. We write for different audiences, different purposes, and different platforms. We write copy for our websites, blogs, newsletters, and social media pages. We share advice, insights, and snippets of our lives to followers… Continue reading
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Make time for Writing: Five Laser Questions
The three biggest problems every writer has to deal with are motivation, procrastination, and time. A lack of motivation and a tendency towards procrastination can be overcome with a variety of tactics and mindset shifts. Time is a little tricker.… Continue reading
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A Simple Writing Routine in 5 Steps
For writers, the boundaries between work and life have always been blurry — now even more so. Most of us are working from home which means that we can dip in and out of our work whenever we want (more… Continue reading
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You Are A Writer.
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a while, but I wasn’t really sure how to say the thing I wanted to say without it sounding like a thirteen-year-old’s diary entry. It’s pretty simple, but maybe you need to… Continue reading
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10 Things You Need to Know About Plot
If character is the heart of the story, then plot is the skeleton. Getting plot right can be tricky and other variables can often influence it; things like pacing, theme, and even character, all inform how a story unfolds. Nailing… Continue reading
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10 Things You Need to Know About Character
There are many ways to approach character development. Some writers create elaborate profiles, others develop their character through revisions, some discover them via writing exercises, and some mystical unicorns get them right straight from the start. Characters, whether they be… Continue reading
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6 Ways to Marketing Your Book Post Launch
It’s easy (or at least easier) to develop a pre-launch marketing campaign for a variety of reasons: your excited, your readers are excited, plus there is a slew of information out there online about how to plan and execute a… Continue reading
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Four Examples of Bad Writing and How to Fix Them
There are many ways in which your writing could be thought of as bad, but in this week’s blog, I want to unpack just a few: Sentimental Melodramatic Lazy Overwriting. Sentimental As with all writing rules, there is a place… Continue reading
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Can you Teach Someone How to Write?
Can you teach someone how to write? As a sessional creative writing teacher, I believe the short answer is: yes! As a creative writing student, and author, I believe the long answer is: it depends. Depends on what? You. Basically.… Continue reading
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The Emotional and Cognitive Benefits of Writing
We’re all familiar with the idea of ‘the starving artist’. The average Australian author make $12, 900 a year from their books and writing. That being said, it is possible to make much more than this and these types of… Continue reading
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