Lucy Mitchell – romance author – book blogger
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. […]
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This is a simple and effective method for stopping procrastinating, whilst working on a creative project. If procrastinating was an Olympic sport I would be proudly leading out Team GB and securing a gold medal. So, I am always on the lookout for something to stop me from putting my bookcases into alphabetical order, combing […]
Read More‘I should be at home writing… This post is aimed at those writers who, like me, suffer with guilt from not writing. This is how things go: You set aside a morning or an afternoon to write. Everyone in your house agrees to go out so you can write in peace. Prior to this great […]
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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 […]
Read MoreRomance can be a pleasurable form of procrastination for a writer. It can bring a smile to the writer’s face and in some cases make them skip back to their writing desk, once the break has come to an end. However, it does have the potential to leave a writer’s loved one feeling shocked and […]
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This Writer Break can be time-consuming as there is so much to take in. Not only do you have the photo albums and Facebook (FB) posts of friends, family and distant acquaintances to have a good nose around, but you also have Writer FB Groups and other Author FB pages too. Yes this particular […]
Read MoreThere are 5 stages to this special kind of Writer’s Break:
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Writers cry a lot. Writing is an emotionally charged hobby. If you’re not weeping about what you think of your own writing, you’re crying over what others think about your writing. If you are not weeping about Writer’s Block you are a sobbing mess over writing too much. We are keeping tissue companies in business! […]
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 MoreWelcome to my weekly series – Author Interviews. In these blog posts I interview authors and find out about the person behind the novel, plus I also glean some valuable insight on being a writer. This week I am super excited as I am joined by the award winning author Nicholas Rossis. 1. Welcome Nicholas, […]
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