Something I have discovered as I have developed as a writer is how different environments and different mediums affect how I work. By this I mean the environment I am surrounded by, the control I have over it and the …
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Previously, I began the discussion about the writing process, and in many ways it feels like quite an amorphous thing, even though it has very concrete factors. This is something that we all engage with, whether consciously or not. In …
Read more →I haven’t posted a great deal about what I’ve been working on here, and now feels like an appropriate moment. I have completed quite a few pieces of short fiction in my time, mostly written for university work, and eventually …
Read more →Discovering your writing process is probably one of the most important things you will do as a writer. This is a huge part of your development and growth, and isn’t necessarily something that will materialise in a flash. For me, …
Read more →There are many things that writers can struggle with across their careers, but two that certainly leap out to me are imposter syndrome and people pleasing. I mentioned both of these in my previous blog post, but only briefly, and …
Read more →The entirety of my tertiary education has been given over to the pursuit of writing. Or, to be more specific, to the betterment of my craft. Six years, two degrees, and many lessons, not all of them from the classroom. …
Read more →Quite recently (as in last month), I started doing something that I’ve never done before, which was writing out what I call “character blurbs” for my minor characters. I’ve never done this before (and I was late in coming to …
Read more →I‘m pretty sure any writer will tell you: your character’s names are IMPORTANT. Their degree of importance will vary from author to author, but for some, such as myself, it will make or break that character. If I don’t believe …
Read more →So, if you’ve been reading my earlier posts, you’ll know that the current theme for my advice is writer’s block. The two previous posts were about techniques that are for dealing with writer’s block once it’s happened. In an ideal …
Read more →So this is an extension of something I mentioned in my last post about my top 3 tips for dealing with Writer’s Block, and mainly regards the first and third methods – the Baby, and the Battle. So what even …
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