The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
Sometimes we need a little encouragement to keep going, whilst working on a difficult draft. Writing a novel is not for the faint hearted, (especially romance novels). Support, confidence and hope can come from all sorts of places; family, friends, writer friends, Twitter friends, Facebook groups, writer craft books, podcasts, a neighbour and even the […]
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You have been working at the literary coalface for months. Your second draft has taken far longer than you expected. At times working on your second draft has felt more like going to war than embarking on a wonderful journey of creative discovery. You know far too much about your characters and after spending an […]
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She’s back! Roxy Collins and her diary entries have returned for a third series. Before I kick off with Roxy’s latest diary entry, here’s a quick Q&A for new readers and a much-needed refresh for Roxy fans.
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Bit of a mixed bag this week, so I thought I would imagine us having a coffee and talking about writing. Obviously I would ask you how your writing is going first, before launching into a lengthy account (complete with hand actions, dramatic hair flicks and eye rolls) about how I am doing creatively. Here’s […]
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She’s back! Roxy Collins and her diary entries have returned for a third series. Before I kick off with Roxy’s latest diary entry, here’s a quick Q&A for new readers and a much-needed refresh for Roxy fans.
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Writer friends are special people ❤️ Can you imagine if there was a job description for a writer friend, do you think it might go something like this… About The Role Writer friend needed to provide long-term emotional support and friendship to a fellow writer. Hours: Can vary each week. Dependent upon a number of factors: […]
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I have always been mad about books. My relationship with books has never faltered or deteriorated. Books get me and I get them. Up until last week I thought my passionate feelings for books had reached their limit. I didn’t think there was another level to my book love. Well, I was wrong.
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In terms of writer distraction this has been the worse. The ‘what am I?’ question will mess with your head and even when you think you know what you are, another little voice will whisper, ‘but what if you wrote stuff like this…’
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When I eventually do the unthinkable and publish my book, I hope my readers can tell I had a lot of fun writing it. As a reader myself, I can sense if an author has enjoyed writing their story, because the reading experience is electrified. Everything comes alive and I believe author enjoyment is one […]
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Here’s a secret about writing which I have discovered – some stories you write will not turn out the way you expected them to because they are meant to be improved and perfected by the future you.
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