I’ve taken part in seven National Novel Writing Month‘s across eight years. This year, I’m focusing on a new project, which I’m currently fleshing out. That’s the joy of October: I get to explore the characters, setting, and attempt to …
A Summer Writing Update
One of the most common questions new writers ask focuses on the ‘best‘ way to write. Whether this is a question of routines or order or projects, or even the act of actually getting words on the page. If you’ve …
Writer’s Well-being 6 :: Meditation
As a Mental Health Practitioner, I have been experimenting with well-being exercises that support my writing, and I want to open up discussions about writer’s well-being. Well-being is defined as “the state of feeling healthy and happy” by the Cambridge …
Preparing for Nine Worlds
Tomorrow, I’ll be heading up to Nine Worlds Geekfest at Heathrow, London. I’ve posted about conventions before – blogging about what I wish I’d known for my first convention and five tips from my second convention. It’s been particularly interesting attending a different convention …
Ready Player 3: Character Swapping for Fun and Profit
Today we have a guest post from Ellie Di Julio; author of the Forgotten Relics series, about how she picked point of view characters in her latest book. I’m going to let you in on a little authorly secret. Ready? When …
Conversations & Giving Blood
Today I gave my first 470 ml of blood to the National Health Service. When I’ve looked into it previously, the place, time and day was the main barrier. From clashing work hours, no transport to a far place and …