by Bec Evans | Oct 22, 2019
Time boxers schedule writing sessions across a week or two. These super-organised writers take a pragmatic approach to prioritising writing and making it happen. Find out how to find and make time in your busy schedule with our traffic light system. Learn the...
by Bec Evans | Oct 21, 2019
Daily doers write every day. Researchers have found there are many benefits to having a daily writing routine – yet there are also downsides. Find out how to trigger a regular writing habit and make the most of this approach to finding writing time in your busy...
by Chris Smith | Sep 17, 2019
When you experience negative thinking about your writing, you’re really just facing your own biased and ungrounded assumptions about your abilities. Whilst there’s nothing wrong with holding yourself and your writing to high standards, having negative thoughts...
by Bec Evans | Sep 4, 2019
Getting my book deal was the achievement of a life-long goal. Once the ink had dried on the publisher’s contract, reality set in. I actually had to write and deliver a book – 50,000 as yet unwritten words – in 100 days. There was no time to waste – I...
by Chris Smith | Aug 1, 2019
It’s perfectly normal to question your own writing abilities and to worry that you’re not up to the job. But when those questioning voices shout too loudly, pessimism and procrastination can take hold. There is a way to quieten your inner writing critic and manage the...
by Bethany Scott | Oct 22, 2018
Autumn is loved particularly by writers: the smell of wood smoke, plastic Halloween decorations, warm chai lattes… and, of course, National Novel Writing Month. But if you’re new to writing, or have just been too embarrassed to ask — what exactly is NaNoWriMo? How do...