Your creative process is yours alone. Don’t worry what others think about how you write. Do what works for you. and if you remain engaged and motivated, then keep doing it. Equallly, don’t be afraid to change, we all need to switch it up sometimes.

You’re creating an imaginary world for your audience, but if it’s riddled with factual errors or comical ambiguousness then, just like reality glitching in The Matrix, the illusion will be shattered. This means you need to understand your world intimately and that means research, research, research.

ometimes we create something that we love. In a rewrite that perfect thing just doesn’t fit anymore and artificial attempts to keep it in can affect the work as a whole. Don’t force it. Be brave. Be ruthless. Let it go.

An author mentor of mine was fond of saying “the secret to writing is rewriting” and as a beginner it’s probably the best advice I ever got. Rather than springing out perfect the first time, every piece of writing, or every good piece, was the result of many, many, many, many revisions.

We’ve all grappled with thorny problems in our lives. Dealing with writing issues is no different. It might take some different action on your part. It might take time. But the answers will come. It might be later today. Or in a week. Or a month. Or in six months. But the answer will come to you. Trust that.

Writing a book is like running a marathon. When the starting gun goes off, or when the miles start to take a toll on your body, if all you think about is the finish line you can easily become overwhelmed. That end point is so far away. Don’t think about how many words you still have left, how many pages remain ahead of you.
Instead, focus on reaching whatever milestone keeps you writing.

Although it’s often written off as a goofy novelty song, Escape is a remarkable piece of writing, succinctly painting a picture of domestic drudgery on par with the driest Woody Allen observational comedy. This fable about a dying marriage has unexpected depths. Just how alluring is the the text of the personal ad that seduces the narrator? And learn how the titular cocktail was a late addition to the lyrics.

I spent years blaming my father for our distant relationship, telling myself that he didn’t ‘know’ me.
But it wasn’t his fault. Dad didn’t know me because I’d never given him the chance. When he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer I decided to change that.

Some fictional characters are dubbed “super heroes” because their abilities outstrip others in their world. But compared to we mere non-fictionals every character in fiction is extra-ordinary. From extreme resilience to harm both physical and emotional to the ability not to poop, read five reasons every fictional character is super.