by Deanne Adams | become a writer, how to write books, story writing, storytelling |
Writers Block We all get writer’s block sometimes. Today it’s my turn to get it. I warmed up the laptop, squeezed my cuppa onto my very messy desk, and sat down to write. The post I planned on writing wouldn’t come out, though. It was going to be one...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, how to write books, improving your writing skills |
Would you get up tomorrow and decide run a marathon? You might decide you wanted to run a marathon, true. You might decide that you were going to start running this week and plan to build up to longer distances. You would probably reach out to your park run organisers...
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 | improving your writing skills, rejection, story writing, storytelling |
Do you get upset when people can’t see your story’s value? Especially when they say they’re interested in what you want to share with the world, but their actions don’t live up to this? They don’t read your blog (never mind share it),...
by Deanne Adams | become a writer, story writing, storytelling |
Our own mortality weighs heavily on us humans. If only we could make ourselves immortal. Sound a bit heavy? Only because it’s true. Picture those alchemists of old, hunched over bubbling potions, strange collections of ingredients lining the walls. See those...
by Deanne Adams | improving your writing skills, storytelling |
The One Thing that Makes a Good Story.. What makes a story a good one? Ask one person and he will say, “Action, and lots of it.” Ask another and she will say, “I want to get to know the characters and what makes them tick.” Ask a third and you will get the answer, “I...
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 | improving your writing skills, story writing, storytelling |
Want to tell your story and make real connections? Learn the secret… What’s the big secret? … The story is not about you! How can your story possibly not be about you? You’re the one who lived through the events, right? Sure you did. However, once...
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, become a writer, improving your writing skills, rejection |
Four things you should never say to a writer… There are some awful things you might have said to a friend who loves writing. You probably said them in all innocence. Allow me to explain why you should never, ever repeat them, since your friend is unlikely to...
