How to start writing
Maeve Binchy was a successful novelist that wrote the way she spoke. Several of her books had film deals and she was always happy to give advice to other people about writing. One of the reasons I wanted to do a profile on Maeve Binchy is because she kept her social life and admitted to not enjoying having to get up early to write. But because she wanted to write badly enough she did it. She has always been honest about her …
Writing is a solitary process. Unfortunately, this means that when we struggle we do not always have someone we can talk to about it. One way of feeling less alone is to look at published authors and their difficulties with the writing process. So, let’s look at how to find other writers routines as inspiration for your own. I have included some authors as examples. But I have also suggested how to research authors for yourself. I will never be able to include …
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A look at the life of James Joyce, his writing and personal life through the lens of a beginning writer. There is a poster of James Joyce that was on the wall of a lot of classrooms in Irish schools. I saw it many times as I sat daydreaming in class. That black and white photograph has imprinted in my brain as the ideal image of a writer. But a photograph and a list of his written works can never show the …