Is screenwriting as glamorous as writers think it is? And does self-doubt ever go away even after massive success? I discuss these questions and more with David Nicholls, internationally bestselling …
How To Successfully Self-Publish A Children’s Picture Book
Writing for children can be one of the most rewarding things to publish – but it can also be one of the most challenging. You can't market direct to your readers, you are competing with some huge, …
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Comparisonitis Or “Everyone Else Is Better Than Me”
"The amateur continuously rates himself in relation to others, becoming self-inflated if his fortunes rise, and desperately anxious if his star should fall. The amateur craves third-party validation." …
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Writing And The Fear Of Judgment
If you put your words on the page and the book into the world, someone is going to judge you. And that can be a scary thought! Fear of judgment is something that I've come up against a number of …
Writing Tips: 3 Techniques To Write Better Settings
All writers have their preferred methods for inspiration, and for me, it's always been setting. I visit a place and find story there, which is why travel is so bound up in my creative process, and why …
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How To Write A Scene That Works: The Story Grid Way
It can be easy to assume that writing a story is just about getting words on the page. After all, we've read and watched and listened to so many stories that creating one can't be difficult, …
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