I was just compiling a wee list of some good writing craft books for my students and thought it might be worthwhile sharing them on here. Not everybody finds craft books helpful and that is absolutely fine. I don’t like workshops. I know they’re immensely beneficial for many writers but they don’t work for me. When it comes to making art of any kind a huge part of the journey is working out your own process and letting yourself be ok with it.
Read More“I BELIEVE it does not matter at all; I believe it is all that matters.”
Sara Baume “handiwork”
It was fifteen years ago this autumn that I first began the practice of writing daily. I’ve missed the odd day here and there but for the most part I’ve managed an hour or more at my laptop everyday for the last decade and a half.
Read MoreAt any given moment on any given day I am usually thinking, I wish I didn’t have to do what I’m doing because I’d rather be writing or -at a pinch- reading. I am not as nice as I pretend to be. I suspect a lot of other artists are wired very similarly.
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