WRITING EXERCISES AND PROMPTS WORK! Here’s why. Remember back to your school days. The teacher would give you a subject to write about and you would pick up your pencil and just do it. You probably don’t remember being blocked or short of ideas back then. That’s because your teacher gave you parameters. In other […]
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WRITING TIPS – MY FAVOURITE
I often get asked for my favourite writing tips and without any hesitation I will always answer – write regularly. It doesn’t matter if you can only spare a half an hour. In fact, sometimes people under the most time pressure are more inclined to get the most things done. Like the saying goes – if […]
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Social networking is considered by some people to be a more important skill than writing ability for writers. That may or may not be so. I hope not! Although if you can’t get your work ‘out there’ how can you get it read? In my last post about social proof I mentioned that I […]
How to develop your story ideas
The best way I know to generate story ideas is through writing and the best way to start writing is to begin doing some creative writing exercises. Like all exercises, creative writing exercises are best done regularly. Another great way to stimulate creativity is to focus on taking part in some creative writing activities. By […]
Writers Muse
Is there such a thing as a writers muse? According to what I’ve read, painters seem more likely to have one, usually in human form, while most writers seem to manage perfectly well without. Personally, I have never had one, nor have I felt the need. I suppose I’ve always been more of a practical […]
Stories about Bullying – for Parents and Children
Stories about bullying are often informed by a writer’s experiences whether we are aware of it or not. Our stories are also influenced by the experiences of others. Sometimes we witness events that we never stop thinking about, at least not until we write about it. WITNESSING BULLYING For a writer, an unforgettable experience can […]
Writers Problems
Writer’s problems aren’t all about the writing. Sometimes it’s the way we work that causes the most difficulties. Writing isn’t cleaning the drains but it still isn’t the easiest job to do every day. Forget those romantic visions of writers sitting around in pubs being witty and eloquent all day before returning home to spend […]
BREAKING WRITER’S BLOCK IN FIVE STEPS
START BREAKING WRITER’S BLOCK? When ever I think of the phrase ‘breaking writer’s block’ I get a mental image of some wild-haired, red-eyed writer, dragging an empty page out of an old-fashioned typewriter, then staggering round a room full of scrunched up pieces of paper before finding a half full whiskey bottle on the floor […]
FIVE QUICK STEPS TO START WRITING
WHY IS IT HARD TO JUST START WRITING? Whether we are just beginning to write, or have been writing for years, sometimes just getting started can seem difficult. Why? Does it mean we don’t want to write? Or, maybe we have forgotten something important – the reason we wanted to write in the first place. […]
WRITING IDEAS THAT CHALLENGE
WRITING IDEAS Writing ideas that challenge are strong suggestions that force you to focus and aid the development of your work. They can take the form of questions or commands. These writing ideas are deliberately intended to narrow the imaginative field to something specific. Placing such limits clears the mind of variables and forces the […]