Writing
Ignore anyone who tells you to write, write, write!
In my relatively short time in the blogosphere, I’ve come to understand a couple of things. First, most people who blog about writing are passionate about it and, in my experience, very [http://www.confidentwriting.com] nice [http://www.tumblemoose.com] cyber-people [http://www.himglishandfemalese.com/] indeed [http://twitter.
An ATM for books
Guest post by George Angus [http://tumblemoose.com] Imagine a book store that always has whatever book you are looking for in stock. Imagine that the title you are seeking could be in your hands at a traditional book cost in about 5 minutes. No ordering over the internet and
Stand and deliver - five Ps for a perfectly acceptable performance
Guest post by Rex Davies [http://www.bizlike.co.uk] Following on from Iain’s blog post about why bloggers should perform their writing [https://www.iainbroome.com/blog/why-bloggers-should-perform-their-writing], I thought I’d offer some thoughts on the actual mechanics of delivery. I spend a fair portion of my
Why bloggers should perform their writing
Reading your writing out loud is generally a good thing to do, whatever the medium, genre or format. It helps you understand the rhythm of your writing and, more often than not, it helps you discover punctuation and grammar glitches that you might not otherwise have noticed. Spoken word events
Time management and prioritising your priorities
Prioritise your priorities. Not my words, but the words of Rachelle Gardner [http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2009/06/time-management.html] over at her blog about her life as a literary agent. But they could be my words, because that’s pretty much what I do when it comes to my
Why you should always stay proud of your writing
This post came about after a brief email exchange last week with Richard Crowther [http://crowth.net], a fellow wordsmith and regular commenter on Write for Your Life. As an afterthought to a more general conversation, we were both derogatory about some of our old writing. I didn’t think
10 turn-offs for restless writers and pen-shy procrastinators
Writers don’t get it easy. Most of us spend our working lives sat at a computer screen. The very thing that’s supposed to help us write efficiently bombards us with distractions. But of course, it’s not just technology that keeps us from our hectic writing schedules. We’
10 things to write on in an emergency!
Once you abandon your muse [http://iainbroome.com/writers-abandon-your-muses-theyre-a-work-of-fiction] and accept the fact that other commitments in your life will sometimes prevent you from writing, you can prepare for the unexpected. When an idea arrives, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, you need to be ready. The truth
