Having trouble setting some attainable goals for this new year? Feeling a lack of inspiration going into 2017? Check out these ten famous resolutions below for inspiration, or at the very least, a chuckle. 1) Susan Sontag, writer “Kindness, kindness, kindness. I want to...
A lot has been said around the reasons why writers write. But it’s not just the creating of the words that’s important, it’s the consuming of them too! For today’s Writing Wednesday we’re looking past the initial writing process and into...
Who says the life of a writer has to be a serious one? These ten authors have taken great joy in the sometimes painful aspects of choosing the writing life. On the Freelance Life “The dubious privilege of a freelance writer is...
Writing a novel in thirty days is an entirely different endeavour than simply writing a novel. In order to accomplish the goal of 1557 words per day (or 50,000 total), you need to schedule your writing in a way you...
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and everyone just seems a little bit nicer. It must be summer! Just because school’s out doesn’t mean we should take a vacation from writing. From spreading out a blanket in a park...
The great part about being an aspiring writer is that advice and inspiration are never too far away. Writing is an art as old as time, and over the centuries those who call themselves “writers” have taken to philosophising on...
Love it or hate it, writing with pen and paper is here to stay. And with annual events like National Handwriting Day helping the art form make a comeback, now is a great time to upgrade your handwriting skills. Whether you...
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. So what is the worth of those words used to describe such a picture? Two thousand words? We will let you decide the overall worth of the statements below, but one...
If you are ever feeling down because nobody knows your name, then take heart: at least the cutthroat world of writing rivalries cannot take you down for everyone to see. Historically, authors have come up with some of the harshest, most...
We all know the importance of knowing your audience when crafting a story. But what if you are writing for children; how can you possibly relate? Well, the good news is that some of the most successful children’s book authors...