Mar 3, 2014 | creativity, tools, writing
I think we’ve all been there: The paralysis that can happen when you sit to write, or think about writing, and suddenly you think of them. All of the people who have ever made fun of you, criticized you, made you feel small. Add in all of the people who you think do...
Sep 12, 2013 | blogging, creativity
If you’re blogging, you’ll know this already: keeping readers interested is like a sustained burlesque striptease. Reveal a bit, hide behind a fan. Reveal some more, shimmy! I’m an ex-dancer (not like an ex-parrot though), but I was never any good at...
Aug 12, 2013 | creativity, tools, Uncategorized, writing
You know how I like to talk about ‘stuck’? Well I’m going to be doing it again today. Feel free to go and potter amongst other posts if you’ve never felt the particular horror of your hands paralysed on your keyboard, brain in a total...
Mar 19, 2013 | creativity, writing
A lot of space is given to discussions of voice whenever writers gather. We talk about how to find our authentic voice, how each of us has a unique voice, and how our voice is important – a reflection of our gift to our readers. Our voice as our expression in...
Feb 11, 2013 | coaching, creativity, writing
“There is the NOW book, and there are the other books.” – Andrew Griffiths I was struck by this, because a lot of my clients do get stuck because there are lots of ideas in their heads about useful books that they can write. This is great on one...
Feb 11, 2013 | coaching, creativity, writing
Most of us have an idea in our minds of a writer as someone who writes effortlessly, regularly, and has access to the Muse on demand. It can be hard to sit down and put words on a page when writing can feel stilted, clunky and artificial. Many of us secretly feel like...
