Writers On Writing

You’re strong. You’re naturally independent. Every time I start a new page, I feel scared and exhilarated and dominant. That’s the power you have. As a writer, you maintain the agency. But then, there’s the outside world. The world that hampers you. The obligations that drain you.

You’re getting screwed. The market is oversaturated, literary agents almost definitely won’t take a look at you, and even the readers you manage to corral are fickle at best. Let’s face it: you can’t quit your day job off this. Yet. Let me ask you: why did you begin writing in the first…

Sometimes you need to take the pressure off. — Until yesterday, I was dreading writing this blog. Sure, I have previously had times where I have had to admit to not having written for various reasons, all valid. Most recently, it was because I was editing and moving house. Then those two things were done. Boxes all unpacked. Bloody…

Publish Your Article You need to believe in yourself and in your own work. Not everyone will understand you and what are you doing, but it’s alright. This is not a reason to give up. Maybe that your family, your friends, your teacher will not understand your dreams and your creations, but this is not their job. …

This is a collection of snippets from my novel, The Conjurer.

Adding good visual aids can attract readers to your blog posts. your audience wants to see images that represent the content you are developing. You will lose your readers’ attention if you write random lines of text. Let’s say you are talking about vacationing in the Smokies Mountains, then you…