How To Survive Writing The Story That Breaks You #AmWriting #Writer

January 28, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

It started out as the most exhilarating story you had ever written. There was something magical about the premise and the mere thought of the plot made your pulse accelerate. Like a seductive mistress it pulled you into its literary arms and in a whisper told you about all the wonderful places it would whisk […]

How To Accept a LOT of Your Writing Projects Might Not Go Anywhere #MondayBlogs #AmWriting #Writers

January 8, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

This was a tough one for me to accept and it took about four years and a LOT of writing projects which have not gone anywhere for me to finally process. So, I felt the subject warranted a blog post. It is tough to think that a lot of writing projects won’t go anywhere but it […]

How Reading Book Acknowledgements Eased My Writer Anxiety #Writer #AmWriting

October 16, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

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 […]

10 Things To Expect When Trying To Finish Your First Draft #Writers #AmWriting

October 2, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

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 […]

How To Survive Writing The Story With No Title #Writers #AmWriting

September 17, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

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 […]

How To Handle The Slow Burn Story #Writing #AmWriting #Writer

September 11, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

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 […]

Why #Writers Need Stubborn Hearts #AmWriting #MyStubbornWriterHeart ❤️

August 27, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

During a moment of writing frustration last week I fell into the soothing and comforting arms of Pinterest. After some rapid pinning action and a few scrolls I found this image. As I stared at the quote, I clutched a large glass of wine and wedged a giant slab of chocolate into my mouth (nearly […]

How To Come To Terms With Your Book Is Not Going To Write Itself #ASMSG #AmWriting

August 6, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

This is a tough one and can take some writers several years to come to terms with. You will have an unfinished draft novel, sat in a drawer or lounging on top of your writing desk or loitering in your writing file on your computer. All book writing momentum will have left your writer body. […]

A Writer’s Makeup Routine #Writers #Writer #AmWriting

July 23, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

As the readers of BlondeWriteMore know I have covered writer fashion on my blog so I thought it was high time I covered how a writer approaches putting on their makeup. If you are thinking about becoming a writer or just want to try being one…for a day (*sigh*) I hope you find these handy hints […]

Writer: Why You Need To Become Your Own Cheerleader #SundayBlogShare #ASMSG

July 16, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

Being a writer isn’t easy. Not only do you have to create, write, edit, revise, shelve, rewrite, deliberate, proof read, format, publish and promote but you also have to learn to cheer yourself on at every stage. *Gasp*. You have to become your own cheerleader and this is a tough one to accept.