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Stronger Fiction: Should you write every day?
One of those pieces of advice given out to every writer is: Write every day It is given out so often that we are in danger of feeling that we are not writers if we don’t write every day. What if you find it hard to find time to write every day, however? What if…
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How to put together an editorial calendar for bloggers
Since my first 30 day blogging challenge in 2016, I have used an editorial calendar. Different people may have different ideas of what constitutes an editorial calendar. I use a spreadsheet to store ideas for blog posts or other content so that I have a constant stream of ideas to use when I am trying…
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How to look after yourself when you’ve lost a freelance writing job
I lost part of my freelance writing job recently when it was scaled back. My client hired a full-time social media person and so that part of the role was cut. What’s left is the blog posts, but that is less than half of what I was earning from this job and it doesn’t feel…
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Online networking for stay-at-home workers
Missing the watercooler or the canteen already? It’s been over a week since workers of all kinds have been told to work from home if possible in the UK. One of the best things about working in an office is the people that you meet and work alongside. One of the downsides of enforced working…
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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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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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Organising Your Writing
Sometimes you have a large amount of information which you need to get in a document. It can feel overwhelming and be difficult to know where to begin. Spend a little while organising your thoughts which can help you sort it all out.
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Defining the Words You Use 2
Words are the tools of a writer’s trade. It can sometimes be helpful to know more about your trade in order to improve your work.
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Style Guide – A Guide to Using Apostrophes Correctly (Part 1)
I saw a question on a writers’ forum the other day. It read: ‘Is it time to abolish apostrophes completely?’ I can understand the writer’s frustration. Apostrophes are one piece of punctuation that it is very easy to get wrong – as demonstrated regularly on pub notices round where I live. Yet in the opening…
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Writing Goals for 2010
I am a writer. I have known that as long as I can remember. I wrote sketches and songs while at school. I wrote stories in English classes that went on for pages and pages. It’s not work to me because I love writing.
