Welcome one and all on (no doubt) your segway from productivity! If you’re desperate to procrastinate successfully – which I’m sure you are as you’re already on this site rather than working – then you’ve come to the right place. The good news is, you’re already making good progress by not working and reading this instead. Jolly good! Shall we start?
When I first started writing, I loved the idea of inventing something entirely new from a medium as old as time. I thought of myself as an artist and a visionary, and on my more melodramatic days, I still do. But, more often than not, I consider myself more of a ‘word juggler’ than an original writer. This is why…
It’s the morning of November 30th and I’m feeling both frantic and completely unenthused.
Last month I finally finished writing my children’s book: Olive in the Heights. Hurrah! However, the fun never stops. Once you’ve finished writing your book, there is the issue of finding someone to read it. ‘Read’ in all senses of the word; proof-readers, beta-reader, a literary agent, a publisher and eventually actual readers. And I thought writing my book would be the hardest thing…
Continue reading “Entering the Literary Dating World (AKA. Trying to Get Published)”
If, like me, you have trouble trying to harness your writing creativity within an organized workspace, today you are in luck! OmniPapers have been kind enough to share some fantastic tips on how to set up a comfortable and productive writing spot, not to mention a nifty infographic too! Over to you OmniPapers…
Continue reading “[GP] 5 Essential Tips for Writers to Organize A Perfect Workplace”
Dont worry, I’m not going to tell you to go for a run or meditate or eat more vegetables – I wouldn’t do that to you! Here’s some alternative creativity boosts that work a treat for me.
This week, I’m lucky enough to hage a guest post from Lucy Mitchell, thriller writer and blog author of BlondeWriteMore.
If you’re a writer and you haven’t visited Lucy’s blog yet, you must! Her hilarious, wonderful and candid posts include tales of terrible feedback from loved ones, tips to get your creativity flowing and occassional agony aunt responses.
She has been kind enough to share her thoughts on a weakness of many writers: the Twitter Break!
Continue reading “[GP] 5 Stages of the Writer’s Twitter Break”
When it comes to writing, if someone tells me that I better ‘keep my day job’ then they will promptly get a fist to the face or, more realistically, a villainous fictional character named after them.
Kid’s books a choca full of wise words and great advice. Many of them aren’t preachy or patronising, they’re just true. It can just a simple thought, but children’s writers just have a way of making you see things with fresh eyes. Enjoy my five favourites!
Despite considering myself a writer, I have much less success when it comes to reading about writing. I always need my writing research to have a colourful picture, some swirly writing and a graph included. Read on to find the best infographics for writer-folk.
