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 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...
Aug 9, 2025
Speed writing seems to be becoming a trend. We’re not talking about being able to scribble down notes or use short hand, but generating large volumes of writing incredibly quickly. It may be social media posts, blogs, articles or even books. When I was teaching,...
