I’ve often thought I was a bit weird (no, scratch that – I am a bit weird, but recently I’ve discovered I’m not alone in this weirdness) when it comes to writing. After talking to other fiction writers, I’ve learned that it seems to be a thing that we all share some of these weird … [Read more…]
I recently wrote a post about why bloggers shouldn’t work for free. It bothers me no end that new bloggers are being convinced to do this almost daily. I thought that post would be the end of it, but then I realised that being asked to work for free is only the tail end of … [Read more…]
When I quit my day job to become a full time writer, I knew freelance writing would become a large part of my income. Sure it would be nice to be able to make a living off my own books (and that’s the plan eventually) but that’s a long term goal and I will definitely … [Read more…]
Lately I don’t know why but snippets of poetry (or more accurately in my case a couple of lines that rhyme) keep coming to me. It seems a terrible waste not to share them so I’m just kind of rolling with it. Ages ago, I wrote a parody poem called An Ode to The Horror … [Read more…]
Whether you’re writing a novel, a magazine article or a blog post, getting and staying focused can be a tough task. I’ve been thinking about this a lot these last two days when I suddenly realised that Camp NoNaWriMo is almost over and I forgot about it completely. This means I now have ten days … [Read more…]
Self-publishing books is something that’s pretty common now. Because of it’s popularity, when you decide to self-publish your work, there’s a wealth of information out there which means with a good amount of research, nothing will surprise you right? Wrong. Here are four things that will surprise you about self-publishing, even after you’ve … [Read more…]
I realise this is a little bit late to be a six month update (I picked the wrong week for a holiday in terms of timing and the damned weather) but better late than never. I think it’s useful to assess your progress on your goals as you go and I thought it might be fun … [Read more…]
They say that fools rush in, Where angels fear to tread, What a silly notion, To get inside your head. If you don’t go out and grab it, It’s just not going to come, No one gets rewarded, For sitting on their bum. You truly have the power, To make your dream come … [Read more…]
Welcome to July’s Blogger’s Would You Rather? The series will run on the first Tuesday of every month. Each month, I will ask you three blogging related would you rather questions. Leave your answers in the comments – let’s have some fun with this! If you missed May’s edition, or June’s edition, you can check it … [Read more…]
I would like to start this post off by saying that I have been lucky enough to work with some lovely PR people who actually understand how blogging works and realise that we aren’t there to “serve” them. I have worked with PR people and directly with brands who have made realistic offers and understand … [Read more…]