It’s been a quiet time on the blogs and with writing in general. I am trying to start planning for 2026 as I would really like to get something done with writing finally. I am currently sat in my Campervan in Scotland at a town called Annan. It’s a stopover for our trip to Scotland…
I have been thinking for a while as do most writers what constitutes a writer, when would I consider myself to be a writer. When is it a hobby as opposed to a calling etc… Imposter Syndrome is a big thing for writers, how many times have I been asked what I do outside of…
I’m not talking about family or anything like that, but my hobbies, what I like to do when I can manage to stave off the procrastination enough to get it done. Reading/Books I love books, sounds like something you would start off with at a support group, but I have loved reading and books since…
I can be quite an opinionated person, for those of you that know me you are probably rolling your eyes now…. I was reading a news item in the November copy of Writing Magazine called Name Dropping. It was talking about Charles Dickens giving his characters strange last names and then talking about celebs calling…
When reading Writing magazines and looking at online Writers forums, you come across this question quite often; I have found that the answer seems to always lie with the particular Writer. So I thought I would add my opinion into the mix. I have loved reading since I was a child, I used to devour…
I went to Costa a few days ago and took my notepad, I wasn’t planning on doing anything much but ended up hand writing a flash fiction story while there, the most I have done in a cafe before now was notes. I was quite happy with the result. Once home I typed it up…
“Whatever you say, say it with conviction” -Mark Twain It’s ok for your first draft to be crappy, I think I have taken this particular advice to heart… allot of my first drafts are terrible. But using the ethos of NaNoWriMo I use the first draft as just a way to get the story on…
One of my summer procrastination TV shows starts today, something that I would normally class as a guilty pleasure. Some people hate it, some love it. I have been in both camps. 1st Season was amazing, but then it was new back then. I watched for the first few years then had a long break….
I had so many plans for this years NaNo, you tube videos, blog posts etc, I should have known I wouldn’t have the time to do this, but I am optimistic each year. Well the image says it all, I was worried from the first day that I would fail again as I could never…