by Deanne Adams | Mar 28, 2018 | 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 | Mar 26, 2018 | 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 | Mar 23, 2018 | confident writing, improving your writing skills, rejection |
Is nobody reading your stories? You’re probably doing THIS wrong… You write a story/article/100,000 word novelised biography, put it out there… and nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Nobody (apart from your mum) seems to care. It’s a powerful story,...
by Deanne Adams | Jan 5, 2018 | 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 | Nov 11, 2017 | become a writer, how to write books, write a book |
It seems that every other person these days has a book in them, whether it’s a book to tell their own story, a novel, or a book to complement their business. Do you recognise yourself in this? How many of those people actually write their book? I don’t...
by Deanne Adams | Nov 1, 2017 | become a writer, how to write books, write a book |
Planning a business book? You want to write a business book so that people will see you as the expert in your field? You want potential clients to be desperate to work with you? You want the book to sell or circulate in its thousands? … What you need to do is keep...
by Deanne Adams | Jun 15, 2017 | 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 | May 21, 2017 | 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...
by Deanne Adams | May 14, 2017 | improving your writing skills, story writing, storytelling |
I can’t be the only one who is more interested in what a villain gets up to than the struggles of a goody-two-shoes hero. We are taught from the time we are very small that we ought to be kind to others, aren’t we? That we shouldn’t take advantage of...
by Deanne Adams | Apr 24, 2016 | 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...
