Introduction I can think of no other creative endeavour where newcomers would be told to just start and see what happens. Want to learn how to build furniture – grab some wood, nails, glue and screws and see what happens! Want to start painting, grab some paint and canvas and have a go. Don’t worry… Continue reading Why plan your novel?
Tag: creative writing
A quick update
As long term followers of my blog will know by now, my brain has a limited capacity for producing words per day. When I start either writing or editing intensively, I don’t have any spare words left over for putting down in a blog. Or answering emails. Or marketing my book. Or organising life, come… Continue reading A quick update
Modern crime writing
A lot of crime writers bemoan the modern era of smart phones, Google, Facebook and everything else that conspires to change the face of crime and detection. Some even go so far as to write retro-crime setting their books in a past period. The changing face of crime This link shows how much technology is… Continue reading Modern crime writing
Where do you get your ideas from?
This must be one of the most common questions that writers get asked, so I thought I’d have a go at answering it. Training Inspiration I believe the brain is capable of being trained even in something as nebulous as creativity. I can’t find the quote now, but someone said “I write whenever my muse… Continue reading Where do you get your ideas from?
Three Hundred and Fifty
It’s been a long time since I blogged. At first this was because I was writing but then the summer holidays arrived. As I’m a stay-at-home Dad or House-husband, the summer holidays mean that the three boys take priority. As they get older, they stay up later, and my writing time diminishes. I have, unfortunately,… Continue reading Three Hundred and Fifty