How to keep on top of your bookish goals: 5 tips to keep on track

Keeping on top of your reading goals is hard. Working full-time, being a student or supporting a family whilst trying to keep on top of your reading goals is even harder. But doing all of the things above whilst also trying to blog is the HARDEST! Whether you're an avid reader who has already read …

Talking about my work experience placements…

For as long as I can remember (any time is a long time in the life of a student) I’ve been applying for work experience at Penguin Random House. Working at Penguin is the dream, the forever job, the word at the top of my ‘Where I want to be in 5 years’ list. Imagine …

Story Prompt…

Sometimes the hardest part of writing is coming up with an idea, harbouring the inspiration, having that light bulb moment where all your thoughts fall into place. So make it a little easier for yourself. Don't think about too much, just read the prompt and start writing! You may be surprised with where it takes …

5 Ways to Keep Your Characters Consistent

At some point we all find ourselves staring blanking at our computer screen, trying to get our character to do something, anything, and ultimately the frustration takes over and we end up yelling "why can’t I see you properly?" at them (yes, them as in our made up, imaginary characters). The problems we have with them are …

That feeling of being ‘trapped’…

Every so often, maybe even more often than not, you start to feel as though your writing capacity has dried up. You have no drive to fill the blank page and no imagination to feel inspired by. Being in the wrong head space when you’re trying to write is like trying to hit a nail …

5 Techniques To Get Creative

Never confuse creativity with productivity. Being productive is about having techniques in place in order to stick to goals (like writing 2,000 words a day or editing a chapter every week), creativity is much more complex and is a constant state of mind that can sometimes be hard to reach. Writing requires you to have …

My Writing Habits, Traditions and Techniques

I think it is fair to say that the majority, if not all writers are, in their simplest interior, creatures of habit. We write how we like, what we like, where we like and when we like. Why? Well, we’re not divas…at least, I don’t think we are – we just need to ensure that …