Long before I was a writer, I was a psychologist. The study of the whys of what we do drew me like the smell of

Long before I was a writer, I was a psychologist. The study of the whys of what we do drew me like the smell of
There’s many things I love about the landscape of writing, but one of the most wonderful discoveries is the breadth of knowledge out there waiting
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
We all spend some time pretending to be something we’re not. We pretend we’re feeling happy when we’re not, we maintain a façade of polite
I have an inner editor. She keeps up an inner monologue in my head when I’m writing – usually the whole time. When I’m thinking
Faithfulness in a relationship is a moral (and legal) expectation in many cultures, largely because it maintains trust and fidelity (and reduces the incidence of
We’ve all felt sad, lost, or hopeless at some stage in our life. It’s a natural part of the 10,000 highs and 10,000 lows Buddha
Psychology has given us such a wonderful understanding into human behaviour that’s it’s a veritable gold-mine for writers. It not only lets us understand our
Narratives are all about change – protagonists changing their perspectives as they see, hear and learn new things, choosing to do things differently as
Mark Gottlieb of Trident Media is back, this time answering YOUR questions. There were quite a few responses (thank you!) so I didn’t manage to
I wrote recently on my Writers Helping Writers guest post fear is hardwired into our brain. Deep, deep in the primal part that we don’t
“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.” ― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars Loss is a part of life, and if it’s a
Spoiler Alert: One of the reasons The Girl on the Train is amazing is because of the plot twists on plot twists on wow-I-did-not-see-that-coming that
Being the social creatures we are, relationships are the pivot points of our lives, and not surprisingly, those of our characters. A good book will
Our characters have a problem, a problem that will spark our plot and drive their arc. As a reader, it’s the transformation from refusal and
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