Existing in a Different World
“Writer’s block is an emotional or logical incoherence in a future work slowly working its way through our unconscious.” Alain de Botton
Continue reading “Writer’s Block. How to Beat it by Being a Mindful Writer.”
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” Louis L’Amour Continue reading “Finished or Thought About NaNoWriMo?”
“Let me say it again: You must not come lightly to the blank page.” Stephen King
Continue reading “Thoughts on Success During #NaNoWriMo. It’s Not All About Hitting The Word Count. #ISWG”
“I would get a lot of writing done if I lived in isolation in a cave under a swamp.” Claire Cameron.
Continue reading “Isolation is Linked to High Level Creativity. This is Why an Author Should Dedicate Solitary Time to Write. #ISWG”
Writing can be a very lonely pursuit. For an unpublished author this can be a critical time where self-confidence is challenged irrationally.
Continue reading “Many New Authors Find Writing Can be a Very Solitary Existence. It Doesn’t Have to be? #ISWG”
Do you ever feel it’s taking too long to write your novel? What if I told you there is no prescribed timescale. Avoid internal pressure by learning from Ritu.
Continue reading “How Long it Takes to Create a Novel Isn’t Important, Writing it is. Inspiration From Author Ritu Bhathal #IWSG”
Many of my readers often ask how I start writing, where do the ideas come from and what kick starts a project that might go further than one book? One of my concepts is something many might overlook.
Continue reading “Thoughts on Writing Fantasy Novels”
I hear a lot from authors who fixate on ratings and reviews. The importance of these cannot be denied, but how many take negatives to heart?
Continue reading “Why Good, Bad Feedback is Better Than Bad, Good Feedback #IWSG”
Why I follow my characters into a genre rather than starting with a genre and fitting characters into it. Continue reading “Do you Worry about Genres While Writing?”
I’ve seen a lot of “winner” Tweets and blog posts on this years NaNoWriMo, but thought I’d spare a thought for those that might have fallen off the path. Continue reading “Mindfulness and NaNoWriMo 2017”
