Building Confidence in Your Writing Journey

Confidence can be one of the biggest challenges writer’s face. Generally speaking we have no shortage of ideas, we can use tools and professional services if we are unsure about editing, grammar. spelling etc. The thing that stops more people writing than...

5 ways to make your nonfiction as compelling as fiction

Nonfiction gets a bad rap in the entertainment stakes. It conjures images of dense, unimaginative textbooks or articles that sound like they’ve been written by a brick. But the best nonfiction is informative and just as entertaining and compelling as a great novel. It...

Done is better than perfect

Why Finishing Your Writing Matters More Than Perfection I recently had a reminder about perfection. In a rush of enthusiasm I set up lots of useful structures for our new Book Forge intake and then emailed all the information to them in a flurry of excitement. Only...

Memoir – The Blank Page as Mirror

Writing about your life demands more than therapy. As a writing therapist, I see every day how powerful writing about your life experiences can be. Using writing to unlock deep emotions and long forgotten, or buried memories, can help us understand ourselves better,...

Overcoming Self-Doubt

How to Trust Your Writing Ability One thing all writers have in common is self-doubt. Whether it is the lingering voice of a precious critic or those mind monkeys that take up residence from time to time, it seems we are all equally afflicted. Before we go any further...

The Book Forge

What our nonfiction book writing course offers that others don’t “If there was a 6 star review, they would get it. I can’t say enough positive things about Booksmith Academy and their book writing programme, the Book Forge. If you have a book in your future, I highly...