Author Jon Rance is guest posting today on the creative process of his writing. His book, This Thirtysomething Life, published by Hodder and Stoughton, is a love story about what happens after we've fallen in love, when we've swapped frolicking in the bed for cigarettes in the shed and Match of the Day for Mothercare. … Continue reading The Creative Process
Category: Crafting a Novel
Creating interesting, engaging and intriguing characters can be most of the battle when it comes to writing fiction. It is the characters who draw the reader deep into the story and who make a compelling case for why the reader should care about the the people involved in the story. This is relevant for almost … Continue reading Creating Intriguing Characters
To continue with Zadie Smith's words on writing, I'd like to look at her breakdown of writers into two categories. They are a little over-simplistic but give a good idea of how differently people plan their writing. Macro Planners You will recognise a Macro Planner from his Post-its and notebooks. A Macro Planner organises material, … Continue reading Zadie Smith on Macro Planners and Micro Managers as Writers
When I write I have the scenes playing in my mind like a film scene and I need images for inspiration. Whether imagined or actual images, I need to 'see' the characters and the setting and buildings. I hit gold when I started to use pinterest as I am a highly visual person. I love … Continue reading How To Use Pinterest To Improve Your Writing
A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you and every blessing for 2013. I thought I would kick off the year with a look back at what I have learned through the process of writing, editing, publishing and marketing my book. Thank you to those of you who have downloaded or ordered a copy. … Continue reading What I Learned In 2012 About A Book Release, Time Management, and Keeping Your Head (in the words of Kipling).
