Mind Mapping Your Story
Mind mapping and creative writing go hand in hand. Each uses the same side of the brain to flesh out ideas into a fully-fledged product. I used mind-mapping extensively, even taught it, but confess to letting …
Chris Hammer Wins Dagger Award
Published July 2018, Scrublands was Chris Hammer’s first published crime novel. Just over a year later, Chris Hammer – the author has won the 2019 John Creasy New Blood Award for best crime novel by a first-time …
12 Facts About James Patterson
When you look to models of success in writing, James Patterson has to be at or near the top of your list. You may not enjoy his books but you can’t deny his prodigious talent. …
Creating Fantasy Worlds: J K Rowling
J.K. Rowling has created arguably the most fantastical world in contemporary times. Her success in the Potter franchise is widely acknowledged. Writing fantasy fiction in any form has not been my interest even though I …
Taree Scribblers Writing Group
I love a good writing group. And there are plenty of them. Taree Scribblers is one. Writing Groups Writing groups run along similar lines but do it differently which is why one’s experience of a …
Writing Procrastination Tips
Spotted this cartoon today in my travels and it stopped me in my tracks. So much so I had to write about it! Not that I was doing any of those things, of course. No, …