You spend so much time on that first draft. Creating characters, inventing settings – perhaps even a bit of plot makes it in there. It might take weeks, might take years. And then finally it’s finished, and you can celebrate your amazing achievement. Well done! Not everyone makes it this far. Now it’s time to... Continue Reading →
This time last year I was feeling pretty uninspired, and so I invented a little 24-day challenge called the Writing Advent Calendar. Instead of buying a chocolate cardboard box, I listed as many online story prompt generators as I could find and then tried to complete one each day. That lasted all of about one... Continue Reading →
It’s a question that every writer gets asked at this time of the year. And no, it’s not “so when are you going to get a real job?”. It might even be worse than that, because if you’re asked it then it means the other person takes you seriously as a writer (or at least... Continue Reading →
If you were in Nottingham last Saturday then you might have spotted me early in the morning, running through the station carrying a plastic sword and looking rather annoyed. It was the second day of Fantasy Con, an annual convention where writers and fantasy fans gather to make friends, pick up writing tips, and of... Continue Reading →
I’ve been in a writing slump this month. It’s kind of like writer’s block, but with an added bonus of “what’s the point?” syndrome. I’d submitted stories to five different places, all of which promised to get back soon and... didn’t. The waiting dragged on, and despite my efforts to put it to the back... Continue Reading →
Writers are hard workers. We don’t have much choice if we want to succeed. We write and rewrite and edit and submit our work with no help from anyone else, and often see little reward for our efforts. Even so, we continue to work hard and make each piece the best it can be. And... Continue Reading →
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