THE WIDER CURRENCY OF CRITICISM
Instead of taking each review too much to heart, try to see it for what it is: Useful feedback to extract...
CRITICISM IS GOOD FOR YOU
Hey writer, do you know that criticism can be good for you? It’s actually true, and today I’m here to tell you why. “The…
DID YOU SAY IMPOSTOR SYNDROME?
For someone who struggles with impostor syndrome, evidence to the contrary doesn’t matter. They may be...
CRITIQUE MAKES YOU STRONGER
CRITIQUE & REVIEWS Hey writer, do you believe that critique makes you stronger? Most of us could share quite a few stories about the…
DO YOU KNOW WHY IT HURTS?
CRITIQUE & REVIEWS Do you know why it hurts? Criticism stings, and it can sting even more for writers as it relates to something…
NOT ALL FEEDBACK IS VALID
CRITIQUE & REVIEWS Not all feedback is valid. I can’t stress this enough, so I’ll say it again: Not all feedback is valid! As…
JUST DON’T BE A DICK
CRITIQUE & REVIEWS Once upon a time I used to love reading the reviews in The Sunday Times. It was my most precious indulgence…
WHAT IS MAGIC?
WHAT IS MAGIC? When I decided to get back into the manuscripts for my Ulfrheim saga, it dawned on me that I had a…
TWO MONTHS TODAY
TWO MONTHS ago, I posted my first tentative hello on social media having been awol for a year. And, oh my days what a ride…
1000 FOLLOWERS?
SOCIAL MEDIA is like a weird alternate reality. I love it and it fascinates me, but every time I think I know something about…
SEVEN WEEKS ONLINE
I KNOW I said I was going to stop these posts as I started the monthly milestones, but I guess I was a tad…
SIX WEEKS ONLINE
WEEK SIX is over and September is nearly at an end. I’ve managed to write fiction, poetry and a few articles, I’ve received my first…
FIVE WEEKS ONLINE
FIVE WEEKS online after a year of radio silence is actually rather overwhelming. I’m so glad there are nifty little scheduling solutions you can…
FOUR WEEKS ONLINE
WEEK 4, whistled past like an autumn storm and I’m actually quite surprised it’s time to do one of these already. But missing out…
THREE WEEKS ONLINE
WEEK 3, is over and my love affair with the twitter #WritingCommunity continues. Seriously blown away by the kindness, support and generally helpful vibes from…
TWO WEEKS ONLINE
DANG, my second week of trying to promote this place online is over, and I’ve got so many new friends in the #WritingCommunity. I try…
LET’S TALK
Kissing in StorytellingLET’S TALK about kissing… In case you didn’t know, I love Colin Firth. I think he’s a brilliant actor and I’m pretty sure I’ve…
MY FIRST WEEK ONLINE
SOMETIMES, patting yourself on the back and celebrating even the smallest of milestones along the path can be very liberating. And uplifting. When I…
MY FICTIONAL WRITER’S ROOM
My writing has pulled me through some truly awful periods in the past, and over the last nine months it has...
SO THIS HAPPENED…
YESTERDAY, I DECIDED to go on twitter to check if I had created an account for my fictional writer’s room. And I had. So,…
