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27 Ideas To Write About When Writer’s Block Threatens
Writer’s block. I don’t believe it. The only time writer’s block hits is; 1 - When your story isn’t working 2 - Not enough knowledge/research about a subject 3 - Writing without an outline/plan 4 - Lost interest One of the most important tools and talents of a writer...
How To Create Multiple Income Streams With Words
When you think of a lucrative career what titles come to mind? Investment banker, Chief Operating Officer, Lawyer, Doctor. Writer rarely enters the thought but then again just look at Stephen King, JK Rowling, EL James, Russell Blake, Joanna Penn, Bella Andre. These...
8 Reasons Why Authors Need A Blog
If you’re an author, you need a blog. You write books not articles. You want to entertain with 100,000 word stories not quick two sentence paragraph quickies. That’s fine. You still need a blog. If you want to find readers, build a platform and sell books, you...
Novel Writing Series Part 4: How Well Do You Know Your Characters?
Pick up a few ‘How To’ for writers books and you’ll find various opinions about characterisation. Some experts tell you that a name is enough others want you to complete full character profiles. Do you really need a full three-page bio on your character? No. Do you...
October Blogging Challenge
Do you like a challenge? Do you like pushing yourself to your limits and beyond to see what you’re made of? Me too. Whether that’s with writing, working, running or any other facet of my life I’m one to avoid the easy route and aim higher. Things don’t always go...
September Progress Report: Income, Books, Holidays And Rough Patches
Rough patches come and go, my one seems to stuck with me for all of September. It’s been a great month in most regards except for writing. I even managed a week in Hawaii averaging four hours of sleep a night and spending my waking hours eating, drinking, hiking,...
It’s Time For A Spring Clean Of Your Business, Life & Goals
It’s the first week of Spring here in Australia (or the start of Autumn if you’re on the opposite side of the globe) and I’m excited. The days are getting longer, the temperature warmer, flowers are starting to bloom and there’s just so much more positivity in the...
How To Get Unstuck When The Words Just Don’t Want To Dance
The words on the page should be dancing to your tune when instead they’re a jumbled mess not telling the story that you were aiming for. Frustrated? Me too. This is often a sign that something is wrong with your story. Sometimes you have to take a step back and...
The Olympic Challenge: Where Have You Been? Where Are You Going?
If you listen to Joanna Penn’s The Creative Penn podcast (highly recommended!) then in the last one (29/8/16) you would have heard her talking about measuring her writing life/career in Olympic periods which is an interesting way to look at things. It’s well known...