Archive for the ‘Novels’ Category
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Sometimes the work goes slowly
27 Aug 2010Back from holiday, ready to get back to the writing and everything slowed down. I felt ill, my back hurt, I was lethargic, my head spun, my brain felt full of fog. I had a hundred reasons for why I couldn't get down to it.
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What is it about research?
12 Jul 2010What is it about research? I know that every minute spent on research is worth an hour doing anything else. Talking to people, in person, on the phone; reading books; checking out web sites; watching documentaries - it's all part of the job. And yet something stops me.
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A tip to help you with the mental game of creative success
14 Apr 2010The more I write, and the more I work with writers, the more I am sure it's the same. You need to work on your skills, and equally you need to work on your mental game. The trouble is, very few people teach us how to do this.
