I think I discovered this gem at the exact right time. It comes at a point when I am roughly 75% through my first draft and I alternately swing from writing doggedly on to throwing up my hands in despair at the large pile of dog faeces words I have created. Note: This post contains …
Tell me you’ve had this day before, please. A cattle-prod pain deep in the tailbone pulls you from sleep. Your children and your alarm are clanging in the bedroom. But you’re stuck in a dream. You can’t open your eyes because you stayed awake until midnight when this position hurt, and this ached, and this …
Have you heard that Pinterest is a powerful search engine? I’ve seen that first hand. Not only can anyone search for and save pictures of anything through Pinterest. But the images from Pinterest also show up in Google image search. Starting out on Pinterest for writers and bloggers can be daunting – there are guides …
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Every writer has to make the choice at some point – to use their real name or write under a pseudonym. But what message does the author’s name send to readers? Have a look at the book you are reading. Not what you are reading, but who is the person behind the words? Is the …
I’m not one for rulebooks. I’ll listen to advice, cherrypick the best and apply it, but I don’t think there are hard and fast ‘rules’ of writing. For every book that follows them, there is classic literature that breaks them and gets away with it. That said, every writer can do with a few tips. …
Our busy lives leave us time-poor. In between work, school activities, housework and being the perfect mindful parent, we need to make the most of any time we do have. It is essential to focus a distracted mind in order to be productive. When I started writing three years ago, I would search for the …
This is my compiled list of the latest news for writers and readers, from the publishing world. Reading Book Awards The Man Booker Prize Longlist is out. The shortlist comes out on April 4th. I havent actually read any of the longlisted novels yet, but i am keen to get my hands on Han Kang’s …
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Im joining up with Jo Linsdell and her link party this week. Please have a read of my two reviews. I have just finished two amazing debut novels that hit hard on the big themes. Both are diverse feminine perspectives. Freshwater Genre: Literary Author: Akwaeke Emezi Page count: 240 ***** 5/5 Okay, I’ll be honest …
We went to France three years ago craving inspiration. But we didn’t just stay for a month, oh no. We moved there for a year…
“What did Grandma always say?” “Never let them know you’re in a hurry.” It was fourteen minutes until the car park closed with a crash of steel and blanket of darkness. Forty four minutes until he finished work. Maia’s hand was cold in hers. It was past dinner-time but she didn’t complain. Mother would like …