One of the things I consistently struggled with when I was doing postgraduate studies a few years ago was writing like an academic. I was constantly told I was writing too informally. I’ve had that feedback in other parts of my life too, from time to time. But here’s the thing I’ve learned about myself. […]
Writing
Therefore or But
I was listening to an episode of The Writers Panel podcast and they had a really good, simple tip for progressing your writing. Therefore Or But Between each scene you need to be able to say therefore or but. If you’re saying and, then you’re not really progressing the story. […]
Book Progress Post #1
Something I haven’t written or spoken about on social media recently is how I’m going with my book. And that’s because the answer is I haven’t done anything at all on it. I kind of want to blame software problems, but it’s also kind of unfair of me to blame the software when it’s me that […]
Is This Too Obvious To Blog About?
Is This Too Obvious To Blog About? Never think that information is too simple. I was thinking about freelance income goals and other businessey “things” at the start of 2018. I signed up for lots of eCourses, because I’m finally at a stage where I can say yay or nay to the relevancy […]
Why I Don’t Always Share My Opinion Online
Originally published on Kiki and Tea August 6th, 2015 A few years ago when I was much newer to blogging and guest posting, I wrote a post that had a bit of a click bait headline. It wasn’t too “out there” but it was certainly designed to be a bit controversial. And it worked. […]
Harry & Hermione? It’s Ron & Hermione For Me
Originally posted on Kiki and Tea February 4th, 2014 Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t read all the Harry Potter books or watched all the movies, you may want to skip this post. Over the weekend an interview was released where JK Rowling said making Ron & Hermione a couple wasn’t the best choice. […]
Why Writing “Boring” Stuff Is A Skill
Heads up – this post contains massive spoilers for all seasons of Gilmore Girls, including the new Netflix revival series. If you haven’t watched the series and/or are planning to watch it, please click away now! Why Writing “Boring” Stuff Is A Skill Last week, I came across this video on Cracked, which is […]
Writing For Me
In the past week, I had a particularly horrible day. And while I didn’t turn it around as such, something great has come out of it. Writing For Me It started with me purchasing a very funky notebook that I’ve been lusting after. They’re called Novel Journals and not only are they stunning, […]
The Honour and Obligation of Creating
Creating is not just a personal joy. It’s an honor of an obligation. In Amy Poehler’s book Yes Please they talk about creating to make you truly feel. Not to manipulate you though. They create with respect. (Warning, very, very minor spoilers for the very last episode of Parks & Rec.) The Honour […]
Unbelievable Life
Last night, when doing literally nothing (ok, watching a Friends rerun on TV while playing a game on my phone, because that’s my idea of doing nothing) I had an idea. I had a flash back to a situation I was in once. Not situation as in negative, but situation as in unusual place I […]