Risk Being Wrong to Get Life Right
Picture the scene… A writer sits down at their desk and begins work on a new story. But before they’ve written a page doubt begins to set in. The story…
Read More10 Questions to Inspire your Creations
Sometimes creating something can be really difficult. Once the initial spark has faded it can be so hard to find the grit to … just … keep … going. Especially…
Read MoreSquirrel-on-Toast … or Why it’s Time to Redefine Success
I’ve spent a lot of my life feeling afraid about money – or rather, feeling afraid about having no money. It started when I was at university. Most of the…
Read MoreA Rallying Call for Writers
Today, I was talking to someone who’s just starting out as a writer, working on a series of stories for children. ‘When I first started writing I really loved it,’…
Read More20 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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