Note to reader: This is the second part in a two-part blog post. If you wish to read part one, click here. Otherwise, please read on, although note that this post a little more personal than my usual writing-related posts, so feel free to skim or skip. The sudden and unexpected passing of our two-year-old…
Note to readers: This is part one in a two-part long-ish post series and not directly writing-related. But it’s something I needed to write. Before my blog became a writing focused blog, it was more ‘me’ focused. More of a personal blog that I used to chat about things going on in my head and…
You’ve heard the term ‘beta reader’ but what are they – and do you need them? A beta reader is…
I’ve been blogging for just on ten years. Starting out as a business blog, then a general ‘discover who I am’ blog, and for the last two or so years, a writing blog. When I first began blogging the landscape was less crowded and very supportive. Comments were everything. Nowadays, things have changed. The internet…
. As we move into 2019 – the year where I will become a published author – I’ve been pondering the question of what author success looks like. When I became serious about my writing and began focusing on it more as a life choice rather than just a hobby, my perception of success was very…
. One of my goals is to be more productive and improve my writing word count each day. Heading down the indie publishing route, it’s particularly important. However, some days writing can feel like a chore. Not because you’re not reaching your writing word count, but just because you can’t get the words from your head…
.. We’re in a day and age where we have an abundance of television to watch. From commercial stations to Netflix, gone are the days of just watching ‘whatever is on’. But, what comes with an abundance of choice is the fact that we will no longer settle for a good TV show; it has…
Welcome to the third installment of the 2018 series of ‘A Day in the Life of a Writer’. It’s been a great start to the series so make sure you check back and take a read of a day in the life of Sarah Bailey, and a day in the life of Michael Trant, both of which…
. Somewhere along the way, I blinked and it was half-way through June. How did that happen? I’m not sure who pressed fast forward on 2018, but I’m ready to hit the pause button and take a breather! It’s been so long since I blogged, that it’s taken me about fifteen goes to write this…
Welcome to the second installment of the 2018 series of ‘A Day in the Life of a Writer’. If you missed last month, make sure you head back and take a look at a day in the life of Sarah Bailey, who juggles work, motherhood, writing, and a mind that keeps ticking over into all…