Hello lovely creatives It’s hard to believe that it’s only 20 weeks to Christmas. As we're halfway through 2018 this is a good time to refresh your writing goals. I try to do this every quarter to stay on track. Here are 10 tips to kick off...
1. Write them down. Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at Dominican University in California, did a study on goal-setting with 267 participants. She found that you are 42 percent more likely to achieve your goals just by writing them down. 2. Practise daily goal setting....
I’m always looking for ways to boost my productivity and output, mainly because there are so many things I want to write, do, create, see… Here are my 10 hot tips. 1. Batch. This is where you carve out chunks of time to work on the...
I had a terrific time at the The Hindu Lit for Life festival in Chennai. My workshop on world building (of the fictional variety) was a lot of fun with an engaged group of 20-plus people. I even got a mention in The Hindu paper about it. There was a typo...
I've just come back from a mini writers' retreat at Varuna the Writers' House in the Blue Mountains. This time I was staying in the actual studio where Australian writer, Eleanor Dark, wrote her books (you can see a photo with her and one of her manuscripts...
First off, no-one likes a bad review. It makes us feel sensitive and vulnerable about our writing. Just remember all writers have had their fair share of bad reviews but what you do next separates the successful from the unsuccessful. Consider the following: It’s very...
I promised I’d write about all aspects of the creative process and these past weeks I’ve been dealing with a rush of insecurities about my writing. I think we’ve all been there. Those days when self-doubt and overwhelm take over. When you’re afraid about rejection or negative...
On 09 November, I'm doing a Book Discussion about Lost Artistry, Lost Humanity and a Collision of Cultures in 18th Century India with author and renowned journalist Mick Brown at the Nehru Centre in London from 6.30 - 7.30pm. The event is FREE admission so please RSVP by sending me an email at claire@wordstruck.com.au so I can get an idea of...
Answer: I wish this was straight forward but it’s not. The most important thing about indie publishing is to think about the overall strategy for your book promotion. This should focus on understanding your audience and getting people to find your book. The more specific...
Last week my mum gave her first talk at the Thame Arts and Literature Festival in the UK. People laughed at her jokes, asked interesting questions and she sold 10 copies of her memoir A Baboon in the Bedroom. At 79 years old she’s finding...