​Reflections on Writing - Just Do It! 
Have you ever felt as though finishing a book was a major and insurmountable task? How many times have you received that competition entry form, resolved to enter, yet have let everything slip by the closing date, again? Read more ... 

The Definition of Impossible (almost!) 
To me, writing is like an onion. Not only can it reduce you to tears, but also when approached correctly can have a very satisfying outcome. I think good writing is all about layers. You know the kind, the bits they call emotional punch. Read more ... 

​The Professional Approach 
It seems to me that writing success comes with a whole ton of talent. Now, lots of people are talented writers but how many have that extra strength, that determination. that stickability .. that professional approach? Read more ... 

​Looking for the Diamond in the Rough 
When you read a book and find you aren't enjoying it, do you remember to look for the diamonds? It is all too easy to take a negative approach to what you're reading, and in a massive dose of as-yet-unpublished-writer's­egomania (of which I have been terribly guilty from time to time) you could say, "I can do better than that!" Sound familiar? Read more ... 

It's all a Matter of Perspective 
I don't know about the rest of you, but I have been terribly guilty of'author intrusion'. Using my voice in my writing, instead of the character's. And seriously, each character has their own very distinct way of seeing, tasting, smelling and saying things. What a fire-fighter will compare a warm day to, is probably vastly different to what a priest might, and the way they say it will differ greatly too. Read more ... ​

Press On 
Persistence. Determination. Two words, but oh, the blood, the sweat, and the tears that lay behind them. So why don't we just give up? Is it ego? The idea that what we do is better than 'good'? Or is it simply that we have a story -no, better make that stories-inside of us that are begging to be told, shared, wept over, enjoyed? Read more ... ​
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