by Deanne Adams | become a writer, Book Forge, creative writing, story writing, storytelling |
When you have some ideas for writing, but you’re not familiar with the fancy words that writers use. Have you ever felt intimidated when you hear writers talk about their craft? I know I have. When I was hosting a live event recently, I realised that I was...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, Book Forge, how to write books, Mentoring for Writers, write a book |
Perhaps you have ideas for novels that you’ve started but put away saying you’ll come back to them when you’ve got more time. Or you’re making painstaking, stop-start progress on your book. People keep asking how it’s going and you feel a bit embarrassed or guilty...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, how to write books, story writing, write a book |
Support, guidance, accountability and community for new writers Fiction Academy is an end-to-end programme to help you get a novel into the world. It is ideal for new writers and those who have written short fiction. Long-form fiction writing – typically novels –...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, how to write books, write a book |
Every writer of novels starts somewhere. Somehow. Everyone starts out with a story idea, or the seed of an idea, or the merest hint of the seed of an idea. The difference between those who end up writing a good book and those who create something awful – or who get a...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, confident writing, improving your writing skills |
Teaching writers to write fiction Did I ever tell you that I’m not only a writer, but I’m also a teacher? That’s important. I help you from all directions. Let me explain. No doubt you’ll be seeing adverts for various experts offering help for writers. When you’re...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, confident writing, write a book |
Helping writers to write Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers tells us what makes someone an expert at what they do. It’s the ten thousand hours rule. Practice makes someone brilliant at something… ten thousand hours of practice. I’ve been thinking lately about what makes...
