Inspirational poems can lift your spirits when you are feeling low. One of my favourite inspiring poems is the one below. It is called Persist by John Greenleaf Whittier. In any writer’s life there will be ups and downs and sometimes it can seem that there are more downs than ups. We can struggle with motivation. […]
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Keeping Your Writing A Secret
Keeping your writing a secret is something many of us, including myself, have done. For a fledgling writer this is the best way to protect your writing mind and your work, as you develop your skills. WHY YOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR WRITING A SECRET Too much criticism too early on in a career can stop […]
One of the Best Writing Tips
One of the best writing tips I heard recently is also one of the easiest to understand – and implement. I heard it today on a podcast. I am a big fan of podcasts and one of my favourites is Simon Whistler’s, Rocking Self-publishing Podcast. I listen regularly, often when walking my dog. I love […]
So Why Do You Really Write?
Why do you really write? Do you know? Some of us think about this question all the time, particularly when the writing is hard going, or when we receive a particularly stinging criticism. But despite thinking about this question a lot, most writers will answer by saying something about wanting to be published, having stories […]
Reading skills – do magazines dumb us down?
Reading skills are essential – no matter what we do in life. The importance of reading is impressed on us in school. If our school was any good it would have taught us that reading is not just an important life skill – it is a source of pleasure. If we learned this, then as […]
Creative Thinking Skills
Creative thinking skills can be learned. But, to develop and improve these skills we have to lose our self-consciousness about what we write. This self-consciousness can take many forms but most of it revolves around the same thing – fear. ARE YOU SCARED? If you are afraid of what people will think then your writing […]
New Years Resolutions – for Writers
Even if you don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions, the New Year is a good time to assess your writing and think about ways you can achieve your goals. If you are just starting to write, or even just thinking about beginning to write, the easiest thing to do is start with the very basics. […]