by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, confident writing, how to write books, improving your writing skills |
What new writers find hard Writers find it hard to put their story ideas onto paper for various reasons. It can be an unhealthy degree of perfectionism. It can be a lack of confidence in their skill or originality. It can be the lack of a writing habit – that is, a...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, confident writing, how to write books, improving your writing skills, storytelling |
Are you writing stories that no one will ever read? ‘Sure, I’ll read your boring novel. The way you’ve told it is like wading through mud, your characters speak like robots and you’ve written lots of dull and pointless description, but I know...
by Deanne Adams | confident writing, improving your writing skills, story writing |
Think you don’t have the imagination to tell stories? Yes, you DO! First of all, let’s clarify what we mean when we talk about that phenomenon called ‘imagination’. Imagination is the ability we humans have to conjure up pictures, sounds,...
by Deanne Adams | confident writing, improving your writing skills, rejection |
Is nobody reading your stories? You’re probably doing THIS wrong… You write a story, put it out there… and nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Nobody (apart from your mum) seems to care. It’s a powerful story, one which had an impact on you when you...
by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, confident writing, improving your writing skills |
Three myths about good writing There are many myths about what makes good writing. Here I debunk three of them… 1. Good writing needs to be grammatically correct. Not always. Controversial? Not particularly – just common sense. Take another look at those three...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, confident writing, creative writing, how to write books, storytelling, write a book |
“I’ve got an idea… but I haven’t got a clue where to start.” If I had a penny for every time I’ve heard those words! What is that fear of getting started all about? It can be different issues for different people, but the most common reasons I...
