Audio recordings have become a great way to create content. They can save time in formulating and expressing ideas, especially if you’re not a confident writer. It’s satisfying to spit out an audio transcript after a talking session filled with rich insights. Don’t be...
Photo by Vicko Mozara on Unsplash How are your writing plans going this year? Are you on track? Here, it’s the summer break and today the children are fighting again. This familiar pattern follows the end of most school terms. I start off with big plans...
Photo by Michael Lai on Unsplash Ever called yourself a writer, but you never pick up a pen? Ever dreamt up an epic story you’d have written, if only you weren’t so busy at work? Conversely, maybe you’ve never called yourself a writer, even though you...
Photo by Jack Hamilton on Unsplash As writers, we’re encouraged to avoid the smorgasbord of clichés when cooking up our next piece of copy or simmering in our creative juices. Yet several corny chestnuts have stood me in good stead during the indigestion-inducing mess...
Talking about publication is irrelevant unless your writing exists Last month, someone asked me for advice about how to get published for the first time. It’s a big question with many answers depending on where the writer is in the writing, editing, marketing,...
