I went through a phase, like most writers do, of despising my own work. In fact, I go through this almost every time I am editing. It takes a lot of work to get my first draft from a dyslexic mess to something that I’m okay with publishing. …
A lot of writing rules have been thrown around over the last couple of rules and it breaks my heart. Now there are some excellent pieces of advice out there that will objectively improve your writing, but I don’t think any one piece of advice should be followed religiously! Even…
There is an obvious relationship between writers and readers. I’m not talking about a parasocial one but rather the responsibility that a writer has to their reader.
When I say responsibilities, I mean things like series completion, tied up loose ends and satisfying story arcs. I don’t think any writer…
A story circle, created by Dan Harmon, is also known as a story embryo or a plot embryo. It contains eight steps that help you nail down your character’s journey.
It’s not overly complicated so let’s jump right in.
For many of us, life is getting increasingly more chaotic.
As life becomes more normal and the world begins to settle back into place I find myself lost. …
Let's talk about the anatomy of a novel. There are a bunch of different ways to divide up your manuscript. After a chat with my writer friends, I realised that there is some debate about chapters and scenes, mainly about how many words belong in each. …
Those of you that have keen eyes might’ve noticed that I stopped posting this month. I hope that the title made things clear but just in case it didn’t, I’ve had a busy month.
My month started out great. I’d signed up for my Master’s degree. My mum had convinced…
This month I’ve had a long hard look at my goals. I started off the month strong by finishing my Bachelor’s Degree in English literature and creative writing. …
So we all know that editing is important in the writing world. We also all prioritise it to varying degrees. I think that some writers don’t understand what editing is. I’ve heard a lot of talk about the rewriting process, and that causes me some concern. Rewriting is not a…
