November has been an incredibly busy month, which is why it’s surprising that I have very little to report in terms of things I’ve actually done. I’ve mainly just been busy with work, as the Christmas rush is in full swing, and haven’t had much time for anything else. In fact, none of my Christmas … Continue reading November 2023 Update
Welcome to Stationery Sunday, an occasional feature on the blog where, as a huge stationery nerd, I talk about the latest pieces of stationery I’m excited about. As someone who's been a lurker in the world of online stationery content, Hobonichi is a brand I’ve heard a huge amount about, but haven’t really explored. Initially … Continue reading Stationery Sunday: One Piece Hobonichi Weeks
October has been a funny old month! For one thing, I was only actually at work for half of the month. I had two weeks of annual leave in the middle of October, which sounds great, but since both me and my fiancé Jay were ill for the first week, it kind of put a … Continue reading October 2023 Update
With the beginning of NaNoWriMo only a couple of days away, writers across the world will be busily preparing themselves and figuring out what project they’ll be working on (and if you’re more organized than me, you’ve probably already done this!). If you don’t already know, the idea of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is … Continue reading 5 Ways To Be A NaNoWriMo Rebel
One of the main ways us writers track progress on our projects is through word count. Whilst it’s impossible to know exactly how many words a project is going to be before we start, we generally have a ballpark figure based on genre and past projects, and it can be very satisfying to see your … Continue reading 6 Ways To Track Your Word Count
The UK weather seems to have taken a real turn this month, and Summer is very much over. Not that I mind, as I don’t really enjoy hot weather, especially as I work outside, but I could have done without all the torrential rain! I haven’t got too much to report in terms of things … Continue reading September 2023 Update
A question that a lot of writers seem to hate is 'where do you get your ideas from?' And I can totally understand why this might be an annoying question! For one thing, as a published writer doing interviews, I imagine you get asked it all the time. But also it's such a difficult to … Continue reading Where do you get your ideas from?
Recently I started work on a new fantasy novel, and had to delve back into the task of world-building. I always really enjoy this stage, but there's so much to think about that it can be pretty overwhelming. That's why I break the task down into six different categories to consider, which helps me create … Continue reading 6 Things To Consider When Creating A Fantasy World
August has been such a strange month weather-wise: sometimes hot, sometimes raining, often both. It hasn’t been overly pleasant to work in such changeable weather, and I feel like I’ve been working most of the time this month! I’ve had so much overtime, which has been nice for my bank balance, but not good for … Continue reading August Update 2023
In my July update I briefly mentioned the problems I've been having recently with writing, in that I just… haven't been writing. The last few months it's felt like pulling teeth to sit down at my desk and work on my WIP, and as such I've been getting very little done. Some of this is … Continue reading When should you give up on a writing project?
A Writer's Odyssey 