Writing, writing and writing – this is my life. Being a full-time writer is a dream really. I never thought I’d actually get paid to do it. It’s also great to think of all those people who told me that studying writing or just being interested in it...
This year I took the amazing opportunity to go full-time freelance. While it was scary to give up that safe full-time job, it’s something that I needed to do. Lucky for me, I have a regular contract in place which gives me a safety blanket. A lot of freelancers don’t...
“Write what you know” This is probably one of the most popular pieces of writing advice out there. We’ll all have been told it at some point and there’s a good reason for it. It allows you to bring an authenticity to the story that someone...
For some reason, a lot of fantasy writers can’t help themselves when it comes to creating characters. The more the merrier, you might say. However, to keep track of characters isn’t easy at the best of times, and more so when you’ve got lots of them. I...
Okay here I am, beginning another post with a “hi it’s been a while”. It looks bad. I get it. Anyway, hi, I am indeed back, hopefully for the foreseeable future. I’ve had a break from writing, not entirely intentional but I’ve also not been in a big rush to come back....
