20 Lessons from 20 Years as a Writer
This year is my 20th year as a professional writer. As someone who dropped out of uni because I didn’t think I had what it took or came from the…
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Finding the Plot
I’ve been running writing workshops and coaching writers for years now and the one topic I get asked to help with more than any other is plotting. I know from…
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Inspiration for Writers … from Writers
One thing that has helped me hugely in my writing career is reading the advice of other writers on writing. So much so that I recently created a workshop for…
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Create with the Wonder and Curiosity of a Kid
The following blog post is taken from a talk I gave on creativity recently at the Victorious Music Festival… Think of a favourite game you used to play when you…
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10 Lessons from Writing a Novel
I’ve written 25 books over the past 18 years but I’ve never stopped learning with each book I’ve written – and I never want to. With every book I write…
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