If you’ve got one or two writing friends, then collaborating on a project may be a very good way of getting you to write. Here are some of the good things you can get from it. Read more…
Ok, I wrote a book last year “Just Like Starting Over”. I had this <a title="Self Publishing: A Good
Idea?” href=”http://getmewriting.com/getting-published/self-publishing-a-good-idea/”>self published through Lulu… see my other article for thoughts on that. Though this was a good way to create a buzz about the book, the actual selling of the book wasn’t at blockbuster Harry Potter levels or anything. Not that I expected that.
However, looking back on the book and one thing became clear. It did not have to die with this publication and using all the skills I have I could easily create a film from the material. Read more…
Writing is difficult. For those of us new to this, or returning to it, just getting into a routine is difficult enough. There will be times when you waver; times when you take two steps backwards rather than one forward, and there will be times when you punish yourself because things aren’t coming easily or you feel things should be moving quicker than they are. Read more…
This is probably a little overdue. After all, if I’m going to make the decision to get into writing and make a go of it, I should at least know why I’m doing it! And if I’m going to blog my experiences, I guess I should share my reasons too. In any case, it is worth thinking about for any aspiring writer. Read more…
Some people have to search for new ideas, or need to find ways of generating them. For a lot of people, a new idea is precious. So, what do you do to look after this delicate and valuable seed? Read more…
Following on from the last couple of posts on the nature of inspiration, and how to find inspiration, now I’ll talk about a kind of automatic inspiration. Read more…