Fellow Wordsmith Sarah Potter at SarahPotterWrites has tagged me in the Meet My Character Blog Tour, which is pretty damn fabulous! It's been almost a month since I last posted anything, and I cry your pardon dear blog reader, as I've been busy stepping through Imaginationland crafting The Holt, the follow-up to my novel, The …
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5 Top Tips to avoid Writer’s Burnout
There are many ways to describe the birthplace of your inspiration - mojo, muse, goddess, inner voice, inner writer, enlightenment, eureka moment and epiphany, to name but a few. When it comes to writing, the phrase "writer's burnout" can encapsulate that numb sensation experienced when the little guy/girl in your head, who works the levers …
What if books contained health warnings?
Over the last few decades governments and organisations around the world have adopted a strange compulsion to teach humans what is good or bad for them. If you pay attention you'll see warning signs all around you, from the dangers of smoking and drinking to song lyrics, how to sit at a desk and the …
The secret lives of characters
Characters in books are real people. They are born from the mind of an author who observes the people around them. Their inner writer, the always vigilant note taker, keeps an eye out for interesting personalities, quirks, idiosyncrasies, habits, sayings, mannerisms and everything in between. Writers may copy and paste an entire real life personality …
Strange in the Sticks
There's no denying towns and cities have their share of the weird people and places, but I believe if you want a full dose of strangeness the countryside is the place to go. Many years ago I read a short yet sincere email in FHM magazine where a European visitor asked a question about London. …
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