Get Me Writing

Behold, for I have returned from the wilderness!

And I have words!

Lots of words! Read more…

There are many traps that can scupper your chances of completing an epic. Here are some that are bothering me at the mo. Read more…

As this series on epics becomes epic itself, we eschew the traditional order of sequences and talk about the first book in your epic, and what it means for the rest of them. Read more…

This month, in order to boost my desire to write, I went out and bought Writing Magazine (www.writers-online.co.uk) which had a rather fitting article on writing a series. Very useful for me considering my current project, so this week I thought I’d filter the advice through my own experience. Read more…

It’s never a bad time to start thinknig about your ending for your epic creation. But how do you go about it? Discuss! Read more…

Wherein we speak of motivation, doubt, and fitting new material into the old. Read more…

There are big projects, and there are big projects. In the start of a new series of posts, I’ll be taking a look at what it takes to create your own epic. Let’s step beyond novels, and into the realms of epic fiction! Read more…

Nigh on impossible to get right, that is!  OK, all (terrible) puns aside, I thought it might be good to talk a little bit about endings. That is, after all, the ultimate goal of any writing project, is it not? Read more…

So this post isn’t going to apply to all writers. If you write poetry, or short fiction, then you’re probably safe from what I’ll be talking about. If however, you’re someone who writes big, possibly multi-book fiction, then you may understand a little what I’m talking about here.

Yes, that influence thing. Read more…

I’m nearly at the point in my novel where I said I would stop for a break. But now that I’m so close to that point, I’m really really crawling, and finding it hard to get into it. Read more…