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How To Be Creative During Uncertain Times
Life continues to be weird. Seriously, how many more blog posts am I going to open this way?! In order to limit distractions and to hopefully get a little work done, I’ve come up with some guidelines that I wanted… Continue reading
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Why Writing Fiction Matters
A global lockdown could be the best time to write or the worst. Maybe you’re loving the fact that you don’t have to run errands or attend physical meetings. Maybe you’re hating the sudden change to your routine; the fact… Continue reading
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Does Good Writing Actually Mean White Writing?
There’s a good chance that most of the books you have read are written in Standard Writing English (SWE). What is SWE? Basically, SWE is a form of English that is uniform in spelling, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. It includes… Continue reading
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Writers Need to Read More
I was recently listening to a writing podcast where the interviewee stated that she read three hundred books last year (not including re-reads). When the interviewer asked her how she did that, the interviewee responded, “I don’t watch TV.”… Continue reading
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Hosting a Writing Retreat at Home
There’s a lot of uncertainty going on at the moment. Our work schedules are changing alongside our work environment; some of us are worried about our income (hello, casual employment!); and some of us are concerned about loved ones with… Continue reading
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Developing Your Writing Voice
When newbie writers are first starting out, they are told time again how important it’s that they ‘find their voice.’ But, what the hell is ‘voice’, how do you find it, and what do you do once you’ve got one?… Continue reading
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Create a Killer Morning Routine
Morning routines have become fetishised. Why? Probably because they work and they sound like fun. If you’re not familiar with the concept of a morning routine (and the only way you wouldn’t know is if you lived in a Wi-Fi… Continue reading
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How to Make Writing Fun Again
Sometimes our routines and practises can start to feel a little stale, a little uninspiring, or a little same hat. It is easy to become overwhelmed when you first start writing because there is so much to learn about craft,… Continue reading
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How to Make Writing a Physical Practise
Compared to other creative practices such as music, visual arts, theatre, and dance, writing is usual thought of as a mental activity rather than a physical one. In many ways, you are trying to forget that you have a body,… Continue reading
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How to Write a Strong Female Character
Recently, I received this LOVELY review from Dahlia Borroughs about Every Time He Dies. In the review, she made the comment that Daff was a great example of a strong female character: someone who was strong, but who could still… Continue reading
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