Thoughts & fiction from a blonde writer
You will be surprised at how many similarities there are between relationship heartbreak and shelving a half-finished draft. Splitting up with the love of your life can be upsetting and leave you feeling crushed. Stopping work on a draft novel because you can’t take it any further or because it’s a big pile of […]
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Failure. It can give you sweaty nightmares, awful sinking feelings, clammy hands and a feeling of doom. This year I have learnt that failure also gives you a golden chance to try again and do things differently. Take it from me – the buzz you get from seeing success out of something you previously thought […]
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The writer state of procrastinating is an interesting one and worthy of a blog post. When a writer wants to write they crawl away into their cave and are not seen for hours, days and sometimes even months. The only things they notice are typos, adverbs and their word count. When a writer is procrastinating they […]
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Are you bored with your playlists? Are you struggling to connect with your draft novel? Why don’t you bring your draft novel to life with the help of a playlist? This gem of a writing tip actually works and there are so many benefits.
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Acts of creative kindness can be really powerful. They are great to receive but the feeling you get from helping another troubled creative soul is pretty special. I recently experienced a bad writing day. It didn’t start well and turned into a day of battling against negativity and self-doubt. So I took immediate action. I […]
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Photo Credit: Upsplash I am suffering from what I am calling – the Second Draft Blues. As I am going through a lot of emotional turmoil with this terrible condition, I thought I would list out the tell-tale signs so other writers can be on guard. I think this affliction is worse for those of […]
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I enjoy writing and reading romantic comedy. I have written The Diary of Roxy Collins series and turned it into a fictional comedy podcast (live on iTunes and SoundCloud) which has to be one of the most enjoyable things that I have done as a writer. Plus this week I am starting work on the […]
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I have been wanting to connect with my inner biker chick for sometime. If I am honest I don’t have the time to connect with my inner biker chick what with being a mother, a wife, a pet owner, working full-time, being a writer, a blogger and now a podcaster. There are not […]
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Last week I launched my own podcast! The Diary of Roxy Collins, a fictional romantic comedy podcast is now on iTunes. Creating this podcast has been a blast (apart from the mild irritation encountered with some technical issues and the post-launch ‘OMG what have I done?” emotional breakdown). The rewriting of Roxy Collins and the […]
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Roxy Collins is the main character of my Wattpad novel and fictional podcast – The Diary of Roxy Collins. She’s a thirty something, single mother of three unruly children, who is in a dead-end job, gets no help from her ex-partners and is living in a run down rented house. Here are the reasons why […]
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