by Michelle | Dec 17, 2018 | procrastination, time management for writers
Still trying to finish writing your book? Still just winging it and finding time to write when everything else is done? Still not setting any daily writing targets? You’ll never get that first draft finished if this is how you approach your writing. So,...
by Michelle | Nov 12, 2018 | Creativity, journaling, writer's lifestyle
The Write Way to Be Happy Journal: The Beginner’s Guide to Starting a Successful Journaling Habit. Life can knock us sideways sometimes, can’t it? Just when we’re plodding along nicely, and minding our own business, bam! Something lands in our...
by Michelle | Oct 30, 2018 | Amazon Audible, bookworm, writer's lifestyle
I don’t know about you but what with work, dog-walking, domestic chores and two teenagers to taxi all over Co Durham, I only seem to be able to read for 20 minutes before I switch off the bedside lamp for another day. By that point I’m so tired I either a) find...
by Michelle | Oct 30, 2018 | Indie Author Feedback, Self-publishing
Poet, Mario Panayi, contacted me in September to ask if I could help bring his poetry book, Birth, Life, Burial to life. I do love a bit of poetry as it reminds me of my OU Creative Writing days where we studied a module on this genre and it opened up a whole new...
by Michelle | Oct 3, 2018 | mental health for writers, stuck with your writing
How many times has your inner voice whispered in your ear, “You’re not a REAL writer, though, are you?” How often do you play down your writing skills, despite what people tell you? How many times have you questioned your writing talent?...
