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We are visual creatures. We always have been – at the start of my academic teaching career back in 2000 the statistic that was constantly bandied around was that 40% … Continue reading Four Ways Writers Can Think Visually

You may have heard that to become an expert, you need to have completed 10,000 hours of it. I’m a big believer in this concept – you can only improve … Continue reading Getting up your flying hours

Someone asked me the other day how do I find time to write … and work … and have a family … and have a life. Here’s the thing: I … Continue reading The goldmine of writing time

I’ve been asked by a few people recently about what you need to master as a writer. They’ve asked if it’s more important to know plot over characters or description … Continue reading Mastery of time, not mastery of words

[This blog post appeared on the LearnHowToWriteANovel.com web site in May 2020] I’m constantly hearing the phrase “new normal” being bandied around the media. Once we go back to normal, … Continue reading What is your “new normal” as a writer?

Covid-19 – to give its proper name – has closed down the world. In fact, some of the commentary around us suggests that our lives will never be the same … Continue reading My wishlist for the new normal #2

Covid-19 – to give its proper name – has closed down the world. In fact, some of the commentary around us suggests that our lives will never be the same … Continue reading My wishlist for the “new normal”

Some of the commentary around this global virus – Covid-19, to give its proper name – suggests that our lives will never be the same again. We may even lose … Continue reading Things I hope are killed by this global virus

[This blog post appeared on LearnHowToWriteANovel.com in April 2020] Time can sometimes feel like an enemy to a writer – you’re on deadline to finish, that proposal to Agent X … Continue reading Self-isolation for writers – what to do beyond “just write another book”

[This blog post first appeared on the LearnHowToWriteANovel web site in January 2020].   So 2020 has rolled around, and our social media feeds are full of writers setting out … Continue reading Goals are great, but how do you reach them?