We all benefit from being more time effective and cost efficient. Here are ten tips on how to make your writing day run smoother. Know what you are going to write before you sit at your desk. If you’re working on a novel this can...
I'll always remember one writing course when I talked about how much writing is rewriting. How hard it can be. How rare it is that your first draft is flawless. There were some surprised murmurs, some nodding heads. ‘Don’t worry,’ I said. ‘Just give yourself permission...
Yesterday I re-read this. I won’t tell you who wrote it, so don’t look beyond the first paragraph. Just see if it resonates. Have you ever felt this way about your work? ‘The more important virtue for a writer, I believe, is self-forgiveness. Because your writing...
Is it your heart – are you afraid of what you might find? Or your head? Does it think you don’t have time? 10 tips on how to stop the block If you feel overwhelmed, think small. Isolate one thing and write about that for 10...
Yesterday I heard Mark Strom speak about how asking ‘grounded questions’ leads to people telling more meaningful stories. A self-described ‘story-teller with a PhD in the history of ideas’ Mark uses this approach to help businesses identify their narratives and affect positive change. A passionate speaker...
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Learning the art of the interview can make you a better writer. You need it in all genres – obviously journalism but also non-fiction and fiction In a family memoir, you may be chatting to Aunt Doris to find out her recollection of growing up...
I love languages and Italian, as we all know, is particularly passionate and evocative. Years ago, I spent a summer learning Italian in Perugia. I have a vivid memory of sitting on sun-baked steps eating a mozzarella-filled panini dripping with olive oil and fresh oregano. I...
Last year at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival I heard Charlotte Harper, founder of the digital press Editia, saying that as soon as she receives an author’s submission she searches for their online presence. As Editia only publish virtually, if the author can’t be found on...
This morning I decided to blog about why some words move us and why others don’t. I was thinking about this as I arrived at a breakfast meeting for She Business Australia entitled ‘How to be a great leader and create the world you choose.’ It’s...