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 …
The right creative writing prompts can inspire you and get you excited to write again. In this article, we’ll introduce 8 different creative writing prompts that writers of any age and experience will find helpful. Anyone who has ever picked up a pen or opened a word processor knows that writing is hard. It’s not just sitting down and coming up with the perfect sentence; it’s finding inspiration, getting in the right mood, and then keeping it going until you’ve finished your …
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I love listening to writing podcasts. There are a lot to choose from so for this list I have picked the writing podcasts I listen to the most. There are many ways that listening to writing podcasts can help your writing. I enjoy listening to podcasts especially podcasts about the writing process. It helps to hear that other people are going through the same struggles. I feel less alone when I hear established authors and writers that I respect talk about their …
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I use journaling to improve my writing which is why I mention journaling in nearly every blog post. I talk about journaling a lot because I want to share what has helped me so that everyone else can benefit. And I am not the only one. A lot of people are talking about journaling. But even though it might feel like the latest fad, journaling and keeping a diary has been around for a long time. The Egyptians have been documented as …
When you are trying to write getting any words down on the page can feel like a real challenge. This is where journaling prompts can help. Many people enjoy journaling and there are a lot of benefits to journaling regularly. Sitting down regularly and journaling can set up a writing habit that is sustainable. I wrote more about the benefits of journaling here and the different types of journaling here. But journaling is not always easy. Even if we are only writing …
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There are lots of journaling techniques to choose from. The most important part of journaling is that you do it. How often and what it looks like is completely up to you. Getting used to regularly sitting down and producing words will always help your writing. Journaling is a great way to get to know yourself better which will also help your writing. There are lots of benefits to journaling, such as mental health and physical health. I wrote more about the …
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I talk a lot about journaling and how beneficial journaling is for writers. But I have been keeping a diary in various forms since I was young so journaling is not hard for me. But when you are interested in the idea of journaling to help your writing there are so many options and methods of journaling for writers that it can be possible to be paralysed by choice. How can journaling help your writing? Writing is a skill. So the more …
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How to start writing is a common lament among beginner writers. They know they want to write. They might even know exactly what they want to write about. But something is stopping them. If you are familiar with this feeling then this blog post is for you. These tips are to help you overcome 16 of the most common writing problems. Many people have the urge to write. Not all of these will actually do anything about that urge. Of those that …
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Winter brings with it changes in temperature and daylight. These can definitely have an impact on our mood. There are also many celebrations during the winter months – Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza etc. These celebrations can be a great way to spend time with friends and family. They can also make it difficult to maintain your writing routine. But I believe it can be done. So, read on for 14 tips to keep writing during the holidays. 4 tips on how to …
Wouldn’t it be great if our writing was unaffected by the change in seasons? If we could maintain the flow from that really good week where it was easy to sit down and write. But when we are working on novels and long projects we need to be able to write the whole year-round. It means writing through all of the changes. But it can be difficult maintaining a writing routine during the winter when there are so many changes and adjustments that …