Have you ever found that when you’re writing on a particular topic how easy it is to get distracted by the information and research that’s available?

Well, it’s a sad fact that my weekend goal-setting time was spent fixing the blog.

Today, as I sit here supposedly editing my Effective Goal Setting for Writers workbook (so that it will read well as an Ebook), I’m reminded that if I want to achieve success it would be helpful if I could define what my idea of success is.

It took me a while to get into Facebook, I was concerned about Facebook safety amongst other things. However, as a writer and future online success, you really can’t afford to overlook the benefits of being involved, just make sure you set your own terms.

Like many other writers, I’ve been paying close but nervous attention to the advancement of technology, ebooks and social media over the years. Nervous, not because I don’t think it will become the norm, or because I think it brings with it numerous advantages, but because I know it will require me to live in a world where I am actively involved in technology.

As you will know, if you’re on my mailing list or regularly visit Writing to Inspire, there have been a lot of changes recently with the services I’m offering online. I believe the official words are solidifying and diversifying?

How do you feel about your work once you’ve submitted it for publication or to a competition? Are you anxious, waiting to hear back? Do you just forget about that piece of work and move on to the next? Or are you somewhere in between?

I was writing up the Writing Tips for the Bodhi Tree newsletter today and it got me thinking on the old question of how many words do we know and how many do we actually use.

If you’ve got a spare couple of hours on your hands and you’ve decided you want to write something – but aren’t working on any project – how would you start writing? Do you have a favourite starting point for writing? Do you have a writing exercise that you do for fun

Well, our First Line short story competition is officially closed. I have to say that I’m suitably impressed with the amount of people who chose to enter – certainly more than I expected for our first competition. So thank you to everyone who sent in a story.