6 things you can stick in your ears to improve your writing
There are many things us writers can do to tinker with our writing environment. We can write at a different time of day or we can use a different piece of writing software. The options are endless. But I like to stick things my ears. And I’ll tell you
How many writers does it take to change a light bulb?
I’ll provide my answer to the title of this post later, but you’ll probably work it out by the end of the next sentence. I think it’s high time that more writers – actually, all writers – took responsibility for their writing. My first (proper) post on Write for
Hey writers, it’s time to take a break from technology!
Goodness gracious me. When you work flat out on your writing for a significant period of time, or just work flat out in general, how easy it is to forget about the benefits of taking a break [http://writeforyourlife.net/ignore-anyone-who-tells-you-to-write-write-write]. That’s what I did last week. I went
Forget your distress and focus on your writing
Earlier today I was reading an article on The Guardian’s website about the Booker Prize shortlist [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/sep/11/booker-prize-andrew-motion-judging] . It was written by Andrew Motion, the UK’s previous poet laureate and head of this year’s Booker judging panel. I was
Self-publishing and ebooks do not create a level playing field for writers
Watch this episode on YouTube [http://youtu.be/Rl4zuPP77sU] It’s all kicking off in the world of self-publishing and ebooks. The Kindle is now very affordable and the iPad is like the sexiest book in the world apart from a real sexy book that’s littered with filth and
Introducing Broomeshtick
While Write for Your Life has been Write for Your Life since Write for Your Life began, I’ve meddled and muddled along with my personal site for some time. Partly to learn about WordPress and other platforms and partly because the traffic was always low enough to experiment, it
Open your writing mind with the morning papers
Guest post by Helia Phoenix [http://phoenixlily.tumblr.com] Earlier this year, I started reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Artists-Way-Discovering-Recovering-Creative/dp/0330343580] . The strapline for the book is “a course in discovering and recovering your creative self”, and it’s one of
Critiquing etiquette: six ways to provide gracious feedback
Guest post by Jodi Cleghorn [http://jodicleghorn.wordpress.com/] > “Receiving feedback is difficult. But giving feedback with grace is even more so.” Casing Compliments | Bobulate [http://bobulate.com/post/893068344/casing-compliments] via Broomeshtick [http://broomeshtick.com/post/895223467/receiving-feedback-is-difficult-but-giving] To grow and evolve as a writer you must offer
Zen and the art of not writing
Guest post by Beth Morey [http://www.kitchencourage.com/] Does this situation sound familiar? You wake at an indefinably early hour to sneak in some quality time with your manuscript. You brew the coffee, clear the inbox and gag that pesky inner editor. You apply the seat of your pajama