Writing
Happy birthday, merry Christmas and a look forward to 2011
Well here we are – the final post on Write for Your Life for 2010. It just so happens the site also turned two earlier this week, so this episode seems like a good opportunity to stop, say thank you to all you wonderful people and look ahead at what’s
10 tricks to help you feel like a writer
We don’t feature many list posts here on Write for Your Life, but once you start being silly about a subject, it’s very difficult to find any order for that silliness without the use of a list. I recently talked about being a healthy writer [http://writeforyourlife.net/
Come out of your writer's cave and keep in touch with reality
We writers have a habit of going all ‘solitary confinement’ every once in a while. We hole ourselves up in our writing caves, laptop at the ready with enough tea or coffee [http://writeforyourlife.net/what-do-you-keep-in-your-writers-tool-belt] to last us that particular day, week, month or year. It’s another unhealthy
A healthy writer leads to healthy writing
I’ve been feeling rather sick this week with a particularly terrible bout of gentlemen’s influenza. And it got me thinking about a post called Self-care and Being Humble by Rachelle Gardner [http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2010/10/self-care-and-being-humble.html], which I bookmarked a while ago. It’s a
Top blogs for writers that I'm reading right now
The annual top 10 blogs for writers contest [http://writetodone.com/2010/11/11/nominate-your-favorite-writing-blog-5th-annual-top-10-blogs-for-writers-contest/] is taking place at the moment, which is marvellous, but rather than talk about why you should vote for this blog, I’m going to point you towards three others that I’m currently reading
Whatever you do, don’t be a needy writer
Before I crack on with this post, I should probably get one thing clear. This is as much a note to self as it is advice or comment. We can all be needy writers from time to time and I’m no different. But that doesn’t make it right.
Speak up and be a brave writer
Yesterday I took part in a Dragon’s Den style [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/] pitching competition on behalf of The Workshop, the creative agency kind enough to employ me as a copywriter. The event was hosted by Clear Channel and you can see me in action here (3:
The best writing comes from the head, not the heart
Allow me to mount my high horse for a moment. I’ve found something to rant about. Since I started Write for Your Life and began blogging coming up to two years ago, I’ve found myself delighted and exasperated in equal measure. Delighted at the amount of writers working
Quality over quantity when it comes to practising your writing
This episode came about after reading a nice article by the designer, Frank Chimero [http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/1308140003/im-a-graphic-designer-but-i-feel-that-im-not-a-great] , where he talks about the need to write regularly as part of a practice routine. I agree mostly, but I also think that quality is more important than quantity.
10 typical questions from writers (that are really just fear in disguise)
Guest post by Emma Newman [http://www.enewman.co.uk] I’ve been writing for many years now. It’s the first thing I think about in the morning, and if I don’t get my daily fix, I’m just hell to live with. I’m ready to acknowledge