Many people, when starting out, think that the hard part about creating and self-publishing a book is the writing itself or maybe the process of self-publishing. Yet, in all honesty, I would have to say that both of these pale in comparison to promoting and distributing your own book

Now I have to admit to not using hot water for laundry, I rarely water the lawn (and it shows), I put plants under taps that refuse to stop dripping, etc, but it does occur to me that as a writer I’m in a business that requires paper and in most cases electricity to write on it.

Well, with less that three weeks to the closing date of the Writing to Inspire ‘First Line’ Short Story competition, I delighted to say that the entries are rolling in at a steady and consistent pace.

Since you are here on this blog, I’m going to make the assumption that you enjoy writing. For the sake of this post I’m also going to assume that you don’t write full-time for a living (however, if you do I would still be interested in your view on this topic).

The more time I spend with writers the more I realise that the majority of us are the ‘do homework for the Monday class on Sunday evening’ kind. Why is that?

Thought I’d turn the tables today; rather than ask you a question this Friday I thought I would offer to answers your questions.

Writing to a deadline is an important part of writing, especially if you are working towards publication, but if you’re interested in entering competitions it’s vital

Often, but not always, it is stated in competition guidelines that only a certain genre of writing is to be accepted. It could be sci-fi and fantasy for example. If the genre requested is not your usual style

‘Could have benefited from another read through.’ ‘Needs more work.’ Competition judges often use both of these phrases. In fact, I don’t think that

As a Writing Coach, I see on a daily basis the importance of having a writing ritual, especially for those people who need to write daily. It’s as if sometimes our brains need that little trigger to put us into our ‘writing zone’.