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Friday Link Love
Happy Friday my dear readers and friends! I love Fridays. It's the first day of my long weekend every week. And while I'd love to say I'm always super productive, it doesn't always happen that way. Generally, the day is spent with my son. We go to the park or beach,...
Are You A Healthy Writer? 10 Tips To Help Writers Stay Fit & Healthy
Are you a healthy writer? If you want longevity in your writing career you need to look after your health and fitness. Healthy + writer. Not exactly what you picture, right? I’m writing this whilst I stuff my face with a Jaffa biscuit. As long as the words keep...
Novel Writing Series Part 6: How Long Does It Take To Write A Novel?
Q: How long does it take to write a novel? A: However long it takes you. A year. Six months. Twelve weeks. Ten days. Twenty-four hours. It’s the same as asking how long is a piece of string. It all depends on where you cut it, right? Writing a novel is a...
Dear Author, You Don’t Need To Be An Ass When Leaving Book Reviews
Check out the reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, Kobo and you’ll see a pattern developing. A book with a significant amount of reviews will the majority of the time be faced with 1-star reviews that might comment: “There was no full stop at the end of the sentence on page...
Books, Goals, Recommendations and More – 2017 Quarter 2 Update
Another quarter has flown by. Three months are done and dusted. I’ve heard people starting the countdown to Christmas which has left me a little concerned. Here in Australia, it’s also the end of the financial year so the joys of tax time have arrived. The past...
A Writer’s Retreat – Self Made
Two days and two nights of writing, editing, and reading…and wine. What more could a writer want? I’ve been planning a writer's retreat for over a year now. Thinking about it. Mulling the idea over in my head. Talking about it. Then I realised: Just do it. When you’re...
Can A Critique Group Help Your Writing?
A critique group. My first thought was, "Hell yeah, let's do it." Then my other half of the brain caught up and said, "What the fuck are you thinking?" Critique groups aren't for everyone. Before joining one, I heard rumours. Some were full of praise. Others warned me...
Wonder Woman & Making Your Audience Feel
I love a good superhero movie. The good guys battle evil, they overcome a few obstacles, hit a dead-end, battle some more and end up coming out on top. They’re fun, entertaining and playful. Two hours of shutting off my brain and suspending all disbelief is a perfect...
Is Aiming For Perfection Slowing You Down?
Perfection - it’s overrated. Often even paralysing. It's futile to your productivity and your progress. Aiming for perfection stops us from finishings things. It stops us from putting out our ideas into the world to be enjoyed by others. Creatives are often...