Writing the dead into fiction
On the 24th of September 1974, premature twins Guy and Sarah were born. By the 30th of September, both were […]
Showing Emotion in Your Writing
Balancing Show and Tell Writers often hear the advice we should show, not tell, in our writing. I like to
The Human Landscape on Bodmin Moor
The Moor The moor is a human landscape. Another part of the agricultural desert normally associated with fields the size
Working with your Feminine Cycle to Boost Creativity
The feminine cycle is a creative superpower! It’s true. It’s just centuries of patriarchy that have repressed this. Think about
How to be creative every day (without adding anything new to your routine)
I often hear people say they lack any time to be creative. Even I sometimes reach the end of the
Competitive Reading
All right, I’ll admit it. I am totally guilty of setting myself a reading challenge on Goodreads. This year, I’ve
Why I’m Not Participating in Camp NaNoWriMo.
April heralds the first Camp NaNoWriMo for 2023, and I’m giving it a miss. Why? Because, personally, NaNoWriMo never works
The solitude life of a writer
For me, writing is a lonely activity. It’s paradoxical to think I spend long periods in solitude, writing about made-up
Using your editing skills to check in on your mental health and rewrite your own story
Our ego is similar to a fictional story. It is our perception of ourselves in our reality. We write out