Writing

You May Write Whenever You Damn Well Please I saw something on the internet this morning that pissed me off a great deal. It was a long winded “inspo-shame” type statement that said if you don’t write every day, you can’t call yourself a writer. Here is what I wrote back to the person who […]

I’ve never read the classics. I’m sure I read some at school, but overall they have never really appealed to me. Or maybe they’ve never been sold to me. It’s a bit like Avatar … people say “it’s good, watch it” but no one has told me why it’s good. Or “go to Melbourne, they […]

Generally speaking, I enjoy working from home. I’ve had a long commute for about a decade, so gaining at least 12 hours per week back into my life is actually life changing. I didn’t feel like there were too many negatives to staying home for months. And overall, the positives win out. But there was […]

I wanted to share a brief story of how I am a (very) imperfect writer.   But also – perfection doesn’t exist. What I deem perfect isn’t what you might deem perfect.   Imperfect Writer     Having said that, there are generally some accepted standards that we apply to tasks.   My Imperfection My […]

If writing is something you do on top of a job and the rest of your life, then it’s probably fair to say that you have limited time for it. Which is ok, and very real. Not everyone can do what they want at every moment of their life. What it does mean is that […]

I’ve seen a lot of social media posts recently lamenting authors who info dump at the start of their book. “The first chapter is not about this!” or “Start the first chapter on something exciting”…   The First Chapter of Your Book     I am assuming these posts are referring to drafts, rather than […]

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