Who is your ideal reader? Who are you really writing for?

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...

We’re choosing connection and authenticity – who’s with us?

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...

26 writing prompts to awaken your words from hibernation

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...

Writer Vision Boards

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...

What’s your why?

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...