writing routines

  • The Myth of the Ideal Writing Day

    Imagining your ideal writing day. You can probably do this in a snap because you’ve imagined it so often, wished for it wistfully, and occasionally, even lived it. We long to write under the perfect conditions because we so rarely… Continue reading

    The Myth of the Ideal Writing Day
  • Interview with YA author Stacy Nottle

    Like many authors, Stacy Nottle’s has a rich and varied work history having worked as a shearer’s cook, a waitress, a scientific research assistant, a high school science teacher; and as a careers counsellor in an all boys’ boarding school. Stacy’s… Continue reading

    Interview with YA author Stacy Nottle
  • Five Things That Will Derail Your Writing

    Five things that will zap my productivity and derail a writing day like nothing else* are a lack of sleep, technology/internet, excessive noise, not knowing what needs to be done next and skipping breaks. Lack of sleep This is a… Continue reading

    Five Things That Will Derail Your Writing