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Establishing Your Niche in the Freelance Market

I envision the writing process as being similar to a cross-stitch pattern. The instructions clearly state, “Begin in the middle of the fabric and the middle of the pattern.” I never start in the middle when I cross-stitch, though I can see the benefits of...

Write a Story Where Every Time Someone Lies, Their Favorite Memory Fades Away!

Let's imagine if every time you told a lie — even a little one — you lost one of your most cherished memories. Not all memories, not the bad ones — the good ones. You know, the ones that make you smile on a bad day...

What Makes a Good Writer?

Are you a good writer? What do you need to become a good writer? First of all, you need to believe in yourself. Secondly, you need to write – a lot. Patience and perseverance are key elements to making a success out of your writing...

Writing for Pleasure: The Secret to Unlocking True Success

When J.K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book, she was a struggling single mother living on state benefits. She wasn’t writing for fame or money but for the joy of telling stories and did not know that this passion would eventually lead to one of the...

Writing Authentic LGBTQIA+ Characters in Fiction

Representation shouldn’t ever feel like a game of identity bingo, where you feel as a writer that you must include every single type of diverse person in every single scene of your novel to avoid being canceled. But diverse people under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella do exist...

What Has Your Writing Taught You?

We’re always on a learning journey, even more so as writers. We learn as we write, not just about writing styles but also specifics relating to the theme of our current writing project. Have you ever sat down after writing another story or another book...

Unlocking Creativity: The Neuroscience of Writing

Have you ever thought about what’s going on in your brain when you write? Or why do some stories grab you by the heart, while others don’t quite hit the mark? Well, our brains are pretty busy when we start creating. If we understand how our...

My Floating Office

Living and writing from a narrowboat offers a lot of excitement and inspiration every day, but it also presents some very interesting environmental challenges that make this lifestyle unique, as well as many practical considerations that every floating writer must master to succeed in their...

The Freedom of Writing On a River

The gentle lapping of water against steel, morning mist rising from the canal, and the distant call of waterfowl – this is the ‘office’ of a narrowboat writer in the UK right now. While the romantic notion of crafting stories while floating through picturesque landscapes...

Interviewing Techniques

Standing no taller than 4 feet, 10 inches, Sister Ellen Pickette looked at me and seriously asked, "Why are you here?” I’ll always remember the nun I interviewed for a special person’s story I was working on. She was quite the character and took over...