This post is easy to write. There is only one character in your book, and that is you. The End. No, seriously, every character that you...

And don’t you dare start with “well, a computer, a printer, or pen and paper — time, yes, time would be nice…” Yes, yes, you needs those...

Writers are a sedentary bunch. We’d much rather sit at our desks and write than do anything else. Preferably with a cuppa and a bickie....

Tons of notes, an inviting desk (or any easy set-up), a cup of coffee — and you haven’t even written the title page yet. It’s always...

No, this is not Writers’ CSI edition. This is all about who you are and how it can inform your writing. What jobs have you held? Have you...

By now, if you’ve been following along, you should be well on your way to being a productive writer with the ideas flowing — written in...

Whether you consciously realise it or not, everything that you read is informing you in some way. Source Unknown. Reading is simple,...

She pressed herself against the brilliantly coloured bougainvillea’s… and promptly screamed in pain as the two inch thorns forced their...

See what I did there? Homonyms, you just have to love them. I mean, I really don’t know of any other language where a sentence can be...

Yes, you read that right. Anything that you watch can be fuel for your writing, if you watch it the right way. If you watch the...

Just as there are two different ways to read, there are two different ways to write. The formal; comprised of reports, non-fiction texts,...

You’ve written book one in a series and you’re merrily punting down the river to finished in Book Two. …And you realize that you’ve...

You’re well on the way now to getting your fingers tap-tap-tapping on the keyboard, but when? Your desk is clean, and a comforting place...

You’re back! Good for you. Last time we got you organized with a special notebook for your writing, and discussed all of the things that...

Are you lucky enough to have your own workspace? I don’t mean the end of the kitchen table where you have to pack up every time you need...

However, you will be treating this as the Holy Object it is. The Bible to which I refer is, of course, your notebook. In this book will...

If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time to write. Stephen King. The last post established that you are a writer. That’s…...

Your writing is the deepest expression of you, in the same way that the seasons are the deepest expression of nature. Sarah...