09 Sunday Oct 2011
Posted in Writing
It isn’t easy being a writer; a pretend one, a real one, an aspiring one, a struggling one…none of those are easy. The writer’s path is a hazardous one, like some nightmarish yellow brick road littered with rejection, existential crises and strewn with the headless bodies of munchkins (did I say munchkins? I meant manuscripts).
03 Wednesday Aug 2011
Posted in Writing
You may have noticed things have been a little quiet on the blogging front for me recently. Or maybe you haven’t. (What, you mean you haven’t been sat by your computer awaiting my next exciting instalment with baited breath?).
Well, let me explain…
06 Monday Jun 2011
Posted in Writing
Writing is hard work. I spend a lot of time not writing. Even on a ‘good writing day’ I only spend at most six hours out of an entire twenty four whacking out words on my keyboard into a vaguely logical/meaningful order (that’s right, I said good day).
Read more and find out how to make the most of your non-writing time…
25 Wednesday May 2011
Posted in Writing
Recently I have been struggling to get to grips with structure, that slightly dull but entirely necessary feature of any story that must at least be given a little consideration before you sit down to write.
Not to generalise, but I wouldn’t say planning is the forte of most creative types, most of the time we are far too busy with the fun stuff. Like procrastinating in the pub.
Check out how knowing your writing style can increase your productivity…
15 Sunday May 2011
Posted in Writing
Rejection and being a writer go hand in hand, everyone knows this. But it doesn’t make it any easier.
Find out how failing could actually make your writing better…
Wandering Loulou 