by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, become a writer, improving your writing skills, rejection |
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 tell you him or herself. I am a writer. I work with...
by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, confident writing, improving your writing skills |
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 sentences you’ve just...
by Deanne Adams | advice for writers, how to write books, write a book |
So what if you’ve always had that idea to write a novel? Big deal if the fabulous life events of a family member ought to be recorded for posterity in a book? Nobody actually wants to read any book you could write, right? You haven’t written anything of...