Whether you’re dashing off a quick blog post or drafting a 100K novel, it helps enormously if you’ve got a place to write. What turns out to be your perfect writing space depends on your personality, but once you’ve found it, productivity goes through the roof. The trick is finding it. These tips will help: …
Blogging communities can be a bit hit and miss; what works for one blogger may really not fit well with another. This year, it’s clearer than ever that finding a community you can actively engage with as a blogger is key. When I say engage with, I mean engage with. No link dumping and running, …
Today marks the start of Black Friday week, a bargain-based extravaganza that brings an insane level of deals to value shoppers and bargain hunters everywhere. Ironically, Black Friday itself isn’t actually until next Friday, the 23rd, but thanks to Amazon and other retailers, the one-off event we’ve inherited from our American cousins is now a …
Wondering how to write a novel at all? So was I. I remember when I first launched my website, it was always intended as a precursor to the writing of my book. The one I’ve had in my mind for years but never really got around to actually writing. The whole point of setting up …
In an exciting but somewhat challenging turn of events, I’ve decided that this year I’m going to take part in NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. I came across it last year but it was too late to fully join in, so this year I’m taking up the challenge instead. For those of …
Ok, I’ll admit it – I had no idea that there even was such a thing as a Blogger Recognition Award, but it turns out there is, who knew? Anyway, I’ve been nominated for one by the very lovely Abbie of What Abbie Says. Thanks Abbie! If you’re just starting out on your writing journey, or …
When you think about Instagram, your first thought isn’t usually of a place to find quality writing. Instagram is by nature image-based, so you wouldn’t expect it to be a great source of writing content, right? Wrong. Instagram is a veritable hotbed of writing talent. If you’re into poetry, in particular, there’s a world of …
July is upon us already. I can’t believe how quickly the time is flashing by, but with six months of the year now behind us, there’s no excuse for me to drift off track of my writing goals for 2018. It’s so easy to become distracted by other things as a writer, so now …
Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Bullet Journals. Heard of them? If you’re not an Instagram or Pinterest aficionado, chances are you may not have done. But having a bullet …
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So you want to start a blog? Of course you do, it’s one of the most enjoyable pursuits out there, right? Plus, you’ve heard it’s a surefire way to get rich quick without even getting out of your pyjamas, haven’t you? Well, you’re right on one count, but unfortunately it’s not the pyjamas part…although they …
Do you ever get stuck for a starting point when you want to write? There’s nothing more frustrating than not being able to find the end on a roll of sellotape, and it’s exactly the same when you’re looking for the starting point of your latest piece of writing. Well worry not, for today …
Ways To Stay Motivated As A Writer It’s the ultimate problem – you love to write, and yet the motivation doesn’t love you. I know this problem well. There are ways to get back on the horse though, even when it feels impossible, so I’ve put together a list of ways to stay on …
In the world of blogs (and online life in general), there are two words that are bandied about almost constantly. Those words are ‘content‘ and ‘niche‘. Content as the main buzzword for ‘stuff you post online’ is a key one. It’s interesting; the shift in awareness from blogs no longer being a place to diarise …
I’ve recently come to a bit of conclusion. It may or may not be correct, but I’m going to share my theory with you all anyway and see whereabouts it lands on the close-to-home barometer. Here’s the thing; a lot of blogs are pretty shit. There’s no getting away from that fact, sorry. Before I …