Lucy Mitchell – romance author – book blogger
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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We all have bad writing days. A bad writing day is when all literary hope has disappeared. You might have been on the receiving end of a few rejections, you might have been given some stinging criticism from a moody beta-reader or you might be finding that your words are not showing any signs of promise. […]
Read MoreThere are 5 stages to this special kind of Writer’s Break:
Read MoreDuring a good writing session you decide to have a well earned break. You shuffle off to make a cup of tea, nibble on a few biscuits and kiss a loved one. Even though you feel mentally drained you are goofy happy. You LOVE your writing and whisper to yourself ‘I have been put on […]
Read MoreBold Statement. The writer announces to the world that they intend to spend tomorrow writing. They set themselves a target based on either word count or a number of chapters to be completed. As the writer finishes their speech they will let out a loud sigh of contentment and stare out of the window with a […]
Read MoreIn my experience the ‘I hate my writing!’ mood follows, what we in the trade call, a creative high. Those euphoric feelings which come with a creative high disappear and your mood sinks quickly like a lead balloon. One day you are leaping for joy after reading what you have written and the next day you […]
Read MoreSeeing writer friends slide into the pit of writer gloom can be hard. Writer friends are special as you share a different kind of friendship bond with them. Seeing them struggle with writing can be just as painful as your own writing battles. You don’t want to see them glum because:
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As a newbie writer I am constantly trying to jump over emotional hurdles in order to progress. I am calling them hurdles because if you don’t jump them you will end up falling down and hurting your writer self. They are emotional because each one has the potential to bring on tears / sobbing / a […]
Read MoreAt some point in your writing career you may find yourself so frustrated with your writing that you end up screaming at it, kicking a waste paper bin, slamming a door and then dissolving into a fit of tears. I like to call this the ‘Creative Tantrum’. This writer has had enough of her […]
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There are many reasons why a writer will buy a new notebook. Here are 26 of them. You reach the end of your old writer’s notebook. You spill coffee / tea over your writer’s notebook. You notice how messy your handwriting is in your old notebook and decide that you need a new writer’s notebook […]
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