The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
You’re busy writing your draft romance novel. Things were going well…until you started getting a nagging thought; there is something very familiar about your new fictional character. You can’t put your finger on it. Why does it feel like you have met them before in another life? The hairs on your neck stand upright and […]
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The story idea that is not meant to be written straightaway is a pesky little devil. It will trick you, the writer, into thinking it is not worth pursuing and will let out a wicked laugh as you shelve the first few pages. As you walk away your naughty little story idea will blow a […]
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I have invited author Rachel Burton back to guest post on BlondeWriteMore for several reasons: Her last guest post, ‘5 Things I Wish I had Known Whilst Writing My First Novel, did well and it resulted in me smiling at my blog stats bar graph. I have just finished reading her debut novel, ‘The Many Colours […]
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Giving my characters pets has helped me overcome some tricky writing situations. From enhancing my characters to moving plots forward, these animal characters have at times been my saving grace.
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It’s not easy being a writer. We find ourselves drawn to tweed based outfits, berets, Twitter, book shops and attractive notebooks. We stare into space a lot, walk around with pencils tucked behind our ears, go a bit crazy after our morning coffee and have intense conversations with invisible folk. One of the problems a […]
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You are about to start working on your third draft. There is a lot of work ahead as it will require a total rewrite. The word rewrite makes you shudder. Wearily you glance at your draft and wonder whether there is any point with carrying on with it. What seemed like a good premise for a […]
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Writing is going well for you. A steady flow of words on your first draft has given you a happy writer facial expression and a twinkle in your eyes. “You need to read this,” gushes a close friend, thrusting a book into your arms. Your close friend struggles to contain her book excitement and takes […]
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In my experience finishing a first draft is a lot harder than starting one. The last twenty thousand words of a first draft novel can be a weird time for you, the writer. Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong and at times it can feel like the universe is conspiring against you. Life […]
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I never thought the writer control freak inside of me would permit the writing of a story WITH NO TITLE. Even writing the words ‘no title’ make me shiver. I never thought I could start writing a story without typing the story title at the top, making it bold and underlining it. I never thought […]
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This is something I have experienced lately, writing the slow burn story. These tales are unique because they take AGES to come out of you. They are normally written in dribs and drabs which can be very frustrating for an impatient blonde writer, like myself. A slow burn story is a form of creative torture […]
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