Feb 10, 2026
Are you a reader, someone who has always loved books? Perhaps you have always carried a secret longing to be the person on the other side of that process too? If you have always wanted to write a book, you are not alone, more than 80% of people say that they dream of...
Feb 4, 2026
The theme for today’s blog is ‘Oh my days, everything is AI slop, human creativity and connection are doomed, but thank biscuits we have each other. And the Book Forge’!! Ready? Let’s go. Are we losing touch with what matters? In a world where a glorified probability...
Jan 21, 2026
The first words are always the hardest. It doesn’t matter whether you are writing a blog, a letter, a birthday card or a book, making a start is always the biggest challenge. I have just sat for a good ten minutes deciding how to start this blog. Why are they...
Jan 7, 2026
January. A time for new beginnings. Better habits. More yoga. Less Toblerone… Except it’s not though, is it. January is dark, cold, long, slow and still. It is the depth of winter – a time when sensible creatures are still holed up in their lairs, sleeping their...
Dec 9, 2025
Do you create a writing vision board? As the new year approaches, many of us start to think about everything we have achieved this year, but also what we want to achieve in the coming year. A vision board is a magical way to spend a few hours really look at what it is...
Dec 3, 2025
How to find your true purpose, passion and motivation in nonfiction writing Have you ever noticed that people will often ask about what you’re writing, but rarely why you’re writing it? Even when you mention you’re writing a book – a whole book – have you...
Nov 19, 2025
How to know what to keep and what to cull Let’s get straight into it. Memoirs are highlight reels, not hefty director’s cuts. Nobody wants to read a day-by-day account of your life. I don’t care if you’re Taylor Swift or Jeff Goldblum (two celebs I’m very curious...
Nov 5, 2025
Reading as a writer We are big believers in the importance of reading as writers. We have talked about it many times before, such as in this blog, but are there any pitfalls? Of course there are, nothing is perfect. Before we begin, it is important to reinforce the...
Oct 20, 2025
You can’t avoid AI anymore Back in May we posted about our decision to stop using AI at all in our business. As a creative business that focuses on the wellbeing benefits of writing, it just didn’t fit with our values. As with all technology though, it...
Oct 8, 2025
As a writer, you can never read too much. Reading is like … well, erm, I won’t cobble together a simile to describe how I feel about reading as a writer, because Pam Allyn’s is unbeatable and worth repeating: “Reading is like breathing in; writing is like breathing...
