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Topically Challenged Volume 1 Out Now
I am published in an anthology! In a previous blog post, I mentioned that I enjoyed doing writing challenges. At the beginning of the year, I took part in two such challenges on Chris Fielden’s website and have now been published as part of a flash fiction anthology. I chose to take part for a…
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Writer – do you plan or fly by the seat of your pants?
For whatever reason you write, there are usually at least two broad ways to do it. Either you are a planner – someone who plans what they are going to write or you are a pantser. This means someone who is flying by the seat of their pants, or someone who has no plan, they…
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Blast through Writers’ Block by using Writing Prompts
New Year, new goals. Has the shine tarnished on your New Year resolutions already? Or have you decided that it is best to leave resolutions alone this year? After all, look at how last year turned out… If you have decided that THIS is the year that you are going to start writing again,…
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Stronger Fiction: Should you write what you know or know what you write?
One of the oldest pieces of advice for people who want to write fiction is that they should “write what they know’. This sage piece of wisdom is passed down from teachers to young pupils, from tutors to college students and in many creative writing classes. Yet, what does it actually mean? And is it…
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Starting from the beginning as a freelance business owner
There is something very attractive about being a freelance worker – being your own boss, dictating your own time, tea breaks whenever you want and the joy of working in your pyjamas if you wish, however life is never that simple. When you have a job, you are given targets and work to do, but…
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch – should you write for free?
Actually, there is such a thing as a free lunch! My church put on a free lunch on the first Saturday of every month. They offer soup, fresh crusty bread and cakes, and it is very popular. Some of the homeless people in the town are waiting eagerly outside, at 12 pm, ready to come…
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Freelance Interview with Sarah Arrow of Sark e-Media
Sarah Arrow of Sark -Media has agreed to be my next interviewee. I hope you enjoy her answers as much as I did. Name: Sarah Arrow Writer Alias (if you are willing to let us know) I have several, including Sarah Stanton, Danielle Stanton, Danielle Field and few others that I’d rather not mention. How…
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Applying for a Writing Job
No job ever applies for itself and if you don’t try then you will never know if you could have got it. Here are a few pointers when applying for a writing job.
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Helpful Blogs
The Internet is a great place to be involved in sometimes, especially for writers. No longer do writers have to sit in a solitary place, banging out another article on their keyboard. Now we can network, share blogs, contact other writers and share details. We can even write a novel in a month! Contact with…
