We all know that we get better at what we practice. Even if you have a natural talent and innate skills you still need to spend time honing those skills and learning your craft. Just like a ballerina would do a daily barre routine or an athlete might run everyday, a writer needs to stretchContinue reading “How to Develop Your Writing Practice”
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Finding the Time to Write
I feel guilty about a lot of things. I feel guilty that I don’t eat enough fruit and veg, that I don’t understand politics better, the amount of sugar I have in my tea, and that body buried in the back garden – just kidding! (it’s in the front garden). One thing I feel mostContinue reading “Finding the Time to Write”
The Year of 100 Rejections
We all like being told “yes.” Yes, you can have the last biscuit. Yes, you got the job. Yes, we would like to publish your writing. Yes, yes, YES! Yes is a magic word, yes is a mood booster, happy smiles, good feelings inducer. Yes is a drug. And just like a drug not getting yourContinue reading “The Year of 100 Rejections”
How to Begin
There can be a lot of pressure on beginnings. To begin with a bang, to hook the reader, to say the clever thing, the poignant thing, the right thing. The power of a good beginning is undeniable but it can also feel like a big burden and with all that pressure on just a fewContinue reading “How to Begin”
I’m Dreaming of a Write Christmas
I love Christmas. I love the smell of spice, evergreen garlands, and twinkling lights. And snow. Even though it has never actually snowed over any of my childhood Christmases, I still dream of a white Christmas. That’s because I believe in magic. Not in a “Haha play along for the kids” way. No. I believe.Continue reading “I’m Dreaming of a Write Christmas”
Seven Tips For Editing Your Writing
I have to reveal a terrifying truth to you. Some of you won’t make it. Although we’ve come a long way as a group, not all of you can be featured in this story. Unfortunately, some of you will have to be removed due to the limited word count. OK, You don’t need to talkContinue reading “Seven Tips For Editing Your Writing “
Moor Imagination 