According to Dictionary.com, fortitude means: mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously Fortitude is something that writers need. Writing can be hard and very often…
I’m not sure where I picked it up but I had a belief that if you had a talent for something, then it should come easily to you. If you…
I saw this on Adventures in Writing and I felt the need to share.
I’ve just pre-ordered A Dance with Dragons by G.R.R. Martin. I’m so excited! Six years I’ve been waiting for this book. I really want to re-read the whole series in…
Oh my, what a bust. The London Book Fair was big and busy and I came away feeling positive about the state of the publishing industry. I know it’s a…
I’m going to the London Book Fair today. For the first time. Where I will wear a badge proclaiming that I’m an author and I will probably be too shy…
The last post made me think about keeping books. I used to. But that was a long time ago, before the internet and the collapse of the net book agreement,…
Over the years I’ve been involved in writing groups I’ve found myself in conversations about how much technique matters. It appears there are two schools of thought. On one side…
Last year I said my writing goal was to finish my work-in-progress, Sacrifice. I didn’t do it. I added 10,000 words, came up with a better working title (Immortal), and…
I read a lot of books last year. Many were good, some were great and some were horrible. All taught me something about writing and some were a great deal…
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