On Content Warnings in Books
When I decided to self-publish my next book, one of my first decisions was to include a content warning page at the start. It’s not…
Tag: writing tips
The Pros and Cons of an Animal Sidekick
No traditional fantasy hero is complete without an animal sidekick! Where would the hero be without their trusty horse or a sneaky (and cheeky) animal…
Surviving NaNoWriMo
Happy National Novel Writing Month day! It’s the first of November and the bells of fate are ringing for writers everywhere. If you’ve spent October…
Prepping for NaNoWriMo
We’re only weeks away from November which can only mean one thing; NaNoWriMo is upon is! For the innocent, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing…
Why I Hate Writing Advice
Us writers are a nice bunch of folks. If we’re not reading books or procrastinating our own writing, then we love to help out our…
How You Can Unblock Writer’s Block
Ah, writer’s block; the dreaded curse of all writers everywhere. Some writers find themselves fearful of writer’s block, whereas others don’t believe it exists at…
Not Writing? Don’t Feel Guilty
So things are a bit rubbish in the real world right now, huh? I had been planning on writing this blog entry for a while…
The First Line
The first line of your book is the most important. Or is it? I’ve come across the piece of advice many times in writing classes…
Writing Discord Communities
When you think of writing communities you might think of a local writing group meeting up at a coffee shop or an online forum. But…
The Rules of Writing
There’s a lot of writing advice out there. Literally everyone has rules and opinions on how to start writing, how to keep writing, how to…