The post I wrote for GYWO this month was all about how to approach the dreaded revision: I hate revision. With my short stories and fanfiction, I always have good intentions of scheduling additional time to let them sit for a while and then go back to them to revise. But most often, I dash […]

This month’s GYWO discussion post topic was debunking writing myths, and I thought I would post my article here as well. Last year, I finally got around to reading On Writing by Stephen King, and he has a lot to answer for in terms of writing myths. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of […]

I’ve recently been gaining a lot of benefit from the concept of the presupposition of success. I first came across this a couple of years ago, in a session on self-hypnosis at a writing festival.   In that context, it was about introducing a statement into your subconscious, assuming an answer to a particular question […]

I was reading the latest issue of Mslexia the other day, and came across a quote from Gretchen Rubin, which says: “The reward for a good habit is the good habit, and that’s the reward to give yourself.”   This has certainly been the case for me recently with my writing. I’m still submitting to […]

  The end of December is always a time for reflection and for looking forward, so I will stick with tradition and do both, in terms of my writing. This year, I’ve learned that scheduling writing time and sticking to it is always the right choice. Even when I’m feeling low and exhausted, I can […]

I’m at an Urban Writers Retreat day today, which is usually an excellent way to get tons of stuff done.  And I have a long list of things I could be doing.  But I’ve already finished the three main ones I wanted to complete (all of which turned out to be quite simple and quick) […]

A few weeks ago, I discovered Seempli.com and have been enjoying engaging with it ever since.  It’s billed as a way to boost creativity, and it certainly seems to be working for me.   I’m not the most observant person in the world.  I originally failed my driving test on observation and awareness (kind of […]

I got back from NAWG Fest yesterday, after two days of workshops, q&a with agents, and lots of chatting with other writers.   I didn’t learn anything new.   But it was still a valuable (and highly enjoyable) experience because there was a lot of reinforcement of things I already knew.  As humans, we develop […]

At the moment, I am struggling with finding balance in my life.   I work in an office four days a week, and often have several social engagements throughout the week and at the weekend.  So, it can be difficult to find time to write.  It helps a lot that I have several writer friends […]