Reading like a writer

Reading might seem like a separate hobby to writing… …especially if you are struggling to find time to write you might think that sitting reading a book is a waste of time, let me explain why it is so important. Many moons ago when I was a teacher, part of...

The Power of Words

Words have power… As a writer you don’t need us to tell you the power of words. Words are our best and most precious commodity, but do you ever stop to think about the power of the words you use to speak to yourself, as a writer? Do you allow yourself to...

Writing: It’s not for people like me…

People like me can’t be writers… This is the story I told myself for many years. I can remember when I was six years old being asked to writer a story at school. I loved everything about it and rushed home and asked my mum if I could please borrow her...

Writer’s Block Busters

Writer’s block is something that impacts all writers at some point, but is there really such a thing? Many famous writers have written about the concept of writer’s block, usually implying that you just have to push through, like Lev Grossman: “When...