Lucy Mitchell – romance author – book blogger
Book reviews will resume next week as I have been wanting to do this post for ages and the idea won’t leave me alone. This might sound crazy but these ten inspiring fictional ladies gave me an extra boost when I was busy changing my life. Seriously, while my life was in turmoil earlier this […]
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Welcome to my virtual blog party! After 3 years and 6 months of blood, sweat, tears, endless cups of coffee, 12 drafts, 5 rewrites, many hours spent at the kitchen table, countless time spent gazing out of the window daydreaming, loads of sweaty author nightmares, millions of texts and emails to writers friends, a mind […]
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Welcome to my weekly blog series – Author Interviews. In this series I interview the authors that inspire and amaze me. I get them to tell me all about their literary journey, the obstacles they overcame when writing their books and their creative process. Today I am super excited as author Linda Bradley has […]
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Being a writer is tough! On my blog I am looking at ways in which a writer’s life could be made easier. Following on from my post ‘Useful Super Powers For Writers’ I thought it would be cool to look at some useful spells for writers, which could transform their creative life. As I adore […]
Read MoreI am really enjoying watching the Rio Olympics. It has been a really inspirational sporting event and…one which one makes me feel guilty for sitting on my sofa, wedging another slice of pizza into my mouth, as some poor athlete belts around the track. The Olympics has also provided me with a creative boost which I […]
Read MoreThese are great tips from people who have actually written books. They have all experienced the many challenges that come from writing a novel and have come out the other side …smiling and proudly clutching their beloved book. Sigh! So, here are 20 writing tips from the first 20 authors interviewed as part of my […]
Read MoreWhen you are happy in your own writer skin you: Enjoy your writing. Accept that you have writing strengths and weaknesses. Work with your creative muse. Don’t place unrealistic expectations on your writing. Enjoy the act of sharing your writing with others. Don’t feel embarrassed about being a writer. Encourage others with their writing craft. […]
Read MoreA creative rush can be defined as: The climax of literary excitement, characterised by some intensely pleasurable literary related feelings. All sorts of writing related scenarios can give you a creative rush; you can experience one when you are blessed with a fabulous new idea for a story, coming up with a way of resolving a […]
Read MoreHave you ever stood at the water’s edge, picked up a nice flat stone and thrown it across the water in the hope that it might bounce a couple of times off the surface? This is called stone skimming or rock-skipping. In my head I am amazing at stone skimming but reality is quite different. […]
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Blogs are like coffee shops for the following reasons: Your blog is like the coffee shop. It’s a warm and friendly place where people come on a regular basis to socialise, read or just hang out. Your blog posts are like coffee. Once a customer has consumed one of your posts they might get […]
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