The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
Writer friends are special human beings. As I am battling my way through NaNoWriMo and having to call on my writer friends for encouragement, I thought I would dedicate a post to writer friends everywhere. Here’s a list of similarities between writer friends and stars:
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Writer friends are special people ❤️ Can you imagine if there was a job description for a writer friend, do you think it might go something like this… About The Role Writer friend needed to provide long-term emotional support and friendship to a fellow writer. Hours: Can vary each week. Dependent upon a number of factors: […]
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You’ve been slaving away over the first few drafts of a new story for months. No one has read it and those that have expressed an interest in your latest writing project, have only been given a few snippets. The idea for the story took you by surprise. You had been enjoying yourself on a […]
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2016 was the year I started listening to those around me. After spending the first part of the year dismissing advice and top tips from my creative friends (as I thought I knew best… sigh!) I thought I would do something different in the second half of last year. So I listened, took advice […]
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Before we all buckle up and head off on our 2017 writing journey, let’s agree on some useful stuff to pack. I don’t want us to get into our journey and discover we forgot some important items. We don’t have time for tears!
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There are times when writing is similar to sailing a small boat, across a stormy sea at night. Think of your little boat as your creative project and the angry sea being a mixture of your emotions, your recent literary experiences and your writer demons. You are in total darkness, desperately clinging onto something […]
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If you read my post about writers needing to learn how to heal themselves from creative pain, you will know that I recently experienced an awful strain of Writer’s Block. For weeks I was hard work; I wore a glum face, I stopped working on my second draft, I questioned my creative abilities, I did […]
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Thursday evening. The Writing Group was holding its weekly meeting in Alfie’s Coffee shop. Matt, the Club leader, cleared his throat and waited for everyone to stop talking. He surved the Writing Group’s members, huddled around the table. Moira, the romance fiction writer wore an intense faccial expression as she enjoyed a deep conversation with […]
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Seeing 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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