Where psychology meets writing.
Anyone that has ready book Grit for Writers knows that I share my personal story of grit and the challenges that mental health means for a
We’ve explored the fallibility of our memory when exploring The Girl on the Train, discovering that that memories are malleable – influenced by our internal
We have another wonderful guest post today from Sierra Delarosa, exploring the 20 daily writing routines of famous authors. I discuss making writing a habit
I originally wrote this post a couple of years ago for a different blog I had started. It was called Blue Mood, and it was
I firmly believe we’re all psychologists at heart, because psychology is founded on the desire to know ourselves (yes, that is a little narcissistic…), but
This week’s blog post was prompted by a discussion with a fellow writer. This writer reflected that they’d gained useful information in relation their character
This week’s blog post was requested by a reader, one of my favourite ways to prompt an article. By chance, I also happened to read
I was spending some time trying to figure out one of my main character’s motivation recently. I knew her backstory, and I knew it was
I think I’ve always been a bit wary about including a true villain in my story. Why? Yes, I know they’re important—they’re the counterpoint to
For our second week of eating disorders (prompted by my current short-story) I’m tackling bulimia nervosa. Of the two eating disorders we’re discussing, bulimia is
I’m writing a short story at the moment for an anthology and my heroine has the early stages of an eating disorder. But as I
Humans like complexity; puzzles, questions, layers. They all fascinate us. My guess it’s because there are so many complex systems in nature that our brain
I debated long and hard whether I should include my own story of grit in the recently released Grit for Writers. In part because I
Only one more sleep before Grit for Writers hits Amazon bookshelves! To say I’m excited is an understatement. I wanted to share with you an
As the Holiday Season is upon us, I wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you, for making 2017 a wonderfully rewarding year. To
The brain loves short-cuts. I don’t blame it, so do I. If I’ve got a whole heap of research to do, I’ll skim the document
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