“I’ve learned a lot of lessons. But I think the biggest would be to have patience with your dream.” ~ S. M. Boyce C. R. Trumbo and I interviewed the lovely S. M Boyce in April, and and we’re now posting …
Interview with S. M. Boyce ~ Part I
Did you know that S. M. Boyce thinks blue cheese smells like feet, is a month younger than Harry Potter, wrote a story about a lonely pickle and that she doesn’t really drink hot drinks? Back in April, C. R. Trumbo …
Motivation: When It’s All On You
At work, I have deadlines, specific outcomes to achieve and timescales to follow. When writing a novel, this isn’t often the case. So we writers need to set ourselves deadlines instead. But if you’re anything like me, a self-set deadline …
Time to Write
All the books on writing suggest waking an hour early to write. Although I’m a “morning person”, meaning that once I’m awake, I tend to stay awake and get my best work done in the early part of the day, …
A New Perspective on Publishing Credits
When I created this website, I had done a lot of reading around “publishing credits“, and felt the self-inflicted pressure to get myself published, including writing things that I didn’t really enjoy. Aside from the short pieces I’ve attempted to …
Writing Exercise: Characters
“I’d love to write a novel.” I’m hearing this phrase more and more in my life. Last week, my mother said it on the phone. And I snapped. The Conversation K. R. : “Yeah? Then write one.” M : “Oh, …