I had been hanging out until my visit back home to get my hands on some great NZ novels. I had the latest Deborah Challinor novel in mind and Rangatira by Paula Morris. Other than that I was looking forward to browsing the NZ section. I picked up four books and made a nice list …
This post is written for Kiwi Writers Blogging Week to celebrate writing in New Zealand and NZ writers. I’ve found some really great magazine here in the UK that are a monthly jolt of inspiration for me: Coast, Ideal Home, Oh Comely, Stylist. On my recent trip to New Zealand I wanted to see what …
The Last Point of View Cheat Sheet You’ll Ever Need When starting a new project, one of the big decisions you have to make is which point of view (POV) you’re going to use. Here’s a POV-CheatSheet you can download to help you choose the point of view that’s right for your story. In the …
My Grandpa told me once that every emotion comes from one of two places, fear or love. You get to pick which drives you. (I pick love.) – Bri, Season 4 Blogger @ Stratejoy. This rings so, so true to me. If you look back at the recent decisions you’ve made can you see …
You know what’s wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You’re chicken, you’ve got no guts. You’re afraid to stick out your chin and say, “Okay, life’s a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that’s the only chance anybody’s got for real happiness.” You call yourself a free spirit, a …
Why Writers Are Like Entrepreneurs I recently wrote an assignment on entrepreneurs, and included in the report was some characteristics of entrepreneurs. Thinking about it, I realised that these characteristics could fit writers as well: Innovation, Creativity, Risk Taking, Will To Act.
In the last 12 hours I’ve let go of almost my entire book collection and 15 years of journals. I never, EVER thought I could do this. – Goddess Leonie, The Power Of Letting Go. When I first read this post from Goddess Leonie my first reaction was, ‘oh my gosh, that’s crazy, I could …
We write for fun. We write because we love to write. We write because there’s nothing we’d rather be doing. – Matthew Dodwell, Lesson to Writing #6.
The Seven Deadly Sins Of Editing by Karen Johnson Mead And you didn’t think there were sins for editing. A lot of first time writers do them, and probably even some who are published (not that they will admit to it,) but editing is something that needs to be done to really hone your skills …
Can you practice being alone, being still, being quiet? Just a little at first, then perhaps a bit more. Listen, watch, learn about yourself. Find contentment. Need nothing more. – Leo Babautu, Zen Habits. I’ve been thinking a lot about eating this past month. Mostly it’s been what flavour-filled colourful vegetables I can make into …