Seeing yourself already at the place you want to end up is a powerful way of bringing writing goals and objectives into sharp focus. Where a lot of writers go wrong is to stop the visualisation exercise at the point…
Writing with Scrivener makes the messy job of drafting a whole lot easier. I don’t know about you, but when I’m writing I’m forever changing things. When I’ve written a scene I don’t know if that’s the way…
As an author of fantasy fiction I’m always on the look out for story ideas, and I’m often inspired by the wonderful and magical-seeming places right here on our own version of Earth. I found this incredible photo on Pinterest,…
Here is the scene outside my back gate this January morning. Such a change from the recent muddy, wet, damp and dreary weather. This kind of scenery, when the snow is fresh and clean, transforms the world, making the everyday…
Is there a fantasy/sf author anywhere who wouldn’t jump at the chance to go to the moon? I clearly remember watching the 1969 moon landing (no doing the maths now!). At that stage I had no notion of becoming a…
We’ve all heard the saying about a picture being worth a thousand words. As writers, we deal with words, not pictures. But ultimately, the words are there to create imaginary pictures, so it’s worth thinking a little about what sort…
I’ve just watched JK Rowling’s 2008 Harvard address and found it more moving and inspirational than anything I’ve seen or heard in a while. She talks about the joint powers of failure and imagination. She peppers the talk with funny…