Less is More!

Improve your writing with this top tip! Read on or watch the video! This is one of the best pieces of writing advice I’ve ever been given. I was at my first science fiction convention. It was at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool in 1997. Chris Priest had advised me to go. He said these … Continue reading Less is More!

My Plain Text Journey Continues!

Getting back with an old flame… After many trials, as documented in previous posts, I decided to abandon plain text. Perhaps I was throwing my toys out of the pram, but ironically, the simplest of document formats was causing me complicated issues. Or perhaps it wasn’t the document type, but how to use it. How I used … Continue reading My Plain Text Journey Continues!

Morning Pages… *When* Pages?!

Read on, or watch the video! Someone asked me a question recently. Do I have to write morning pages as soon as I get up in the morning? Or can I have breakfast or something like that before doing it? My view is the longer you leave it, the less likely it is that you’re … Continue reading Morning Pages… *When* Pages?!

How to Beat the Blank Page!

Read on or watch the video! Writing’s hard, but your message is just as valuable and valid as anybody else’s. That blank page is the start of a journey. And if you’re writing a novel, or even a short story or script, that journey can be a long one. So we need to know where … Continue reading How to Beat the Blank Page!

7 Writing Tips You Must Know!

You, as a writer, need certain tools. I’m going to share several golden nuggets with you that I’ve gleaned over the course of my career as a professional writer and editor. We’ll cover physical and emotional things, some practical techniques, and there’s at least one absolutely, must-have, non-negotiable essential. 1. Resilience So, you know that … Continue reading 7 Writing Tips You Must Know!

How I use JOURNALING as a powerful PRODUCTIVITY Tool!

Check out my latest video! Check out my YouTube Community.Visit my shop for products I use and recommend.Get my newsletter. I’m a published novelist, writer, editor and Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow with 30 years’ experience across business, fiction, other non-fiction, scriptwriting and education. If you’d like me to produce a video like this for … Continue reading How I use JOURNALING as a powerful PRODUCTIVITY Tool!

The Artist’s Date

Advice from Julia Cameron See the full video Check out my YouTube CommunityVisit my shop for products I use and recommendGet my newsletter I’m a published novelist, writer, editor and Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow with 30 years’ experience across business, fiction, other non-fiction, scriptwriting and education. If you’d like me to produce a video … Continue reading The Artist’s Date