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The Secret to Writing That Nobody Tells You

Originally posted on Word Savant:
When I coach people, there is an ugly truth about writing that I often hold back from them. It���s something you can only learn through gut-wrenching, razor���s edge, shard of broken glass experience. There is no magic to writing, none at all. It���s nothing but grueling No magic, no easy…

How To Take Charge And Write Your Own Way

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
I love reading blogs written by other writers, editors, publishers and general creative bods. I particularly love reading blogs on ‘writing’ and how to write better. That’s why in my own blog I like to explore the lessons I���m learning as I progress on��my journey to be a writer. But…

Reedsy: a new resource for writers

As most indie writers know, self-publishing is a misnomer. Along with the moral support of friends and family, most of us need the help of beta readers, editors, proofreaders, cover designers and a whole host of others to produce a quality book. But as a new writer it can be incredibly hard to know where […]

Recommended Reads: Rogue Genesis by Ceri London

The Blurb   Major Niall Kearey is split between two worlds. He lives on Earth, but his mind can visit Astereal, an alien world across the universe. He���s just discovered his fantasy planet is real. To the telepathic race on Astereal, Niall is a legend and military leader. Now the dueling forces of the dark […]

My top 10 blogging tips on building an audience

  It’s been a week of milestones for my little blog. Firstly, I passed the 30,000 views mark. For a blog that’s been going less than two years, where I post on average once a week, I’m��both thrilled and humbled by this achievement. The second milestone is that this is my 200th post. It has […]

The benefits of publishing through a publisher��

  I’ve written��many times about why I decided to self-publish and the pros and cons of going down this route, often by comparing a positive of indie publishing compared to a negative of going through a publisher. Because of this, I may occasionally come across as being against anyone trying to gain a publishing contract. […]

You don’t have to be selfish to be a writer

  Writing is a selfish act. Writers��lock��themselves��away, often for long periods of time, day after day while you live other people’s lives. Even when they��are with loved ones, their��thoughts are often elsewhere. Writers��can very easily stop participating in life and instead become an observer, separating themselves��from others to better capture��the big picture, or the tiniest, […]

On completing a first draft

If you are passing Suffolk at any point today, you may hear the odd scream of joy or bought of hysterical laughter. After what seems like years (but has only been three months), the first draft of Genesis Redux – The Transcendence Trilogy Part 3, is complete. I don’t know about you, but for me, […]

Ten Books For Readers Who Like Fantasy

Originally posted on Read & Survive:
It’s Tuesday again :) TTT is meme is hosted by��The Broke and the Bookish. Today���s topic is��Ten Books For Readers Who Like _______ I chose fantasy because it has always been and will probably always be my favorite genre. And my list has book series mostly…sorry for that! The…

My writing process in a picture

I recently read��a great post on the��The Diaries��of James Purcell blog, where he’d put up a picture of his bookshelves and mentioned��how��representative they were of his thinking process, saying “the haphazard way the shelfs are stacked with bits shoved into any odd gap is a perfect example of how I think, plan and access my […]