Category Archives: General

The nights have drawn in, the cold is exceptionally present, and there’s only a handful of weeks until the calendars have to be changed; the end of 2024 is nigh and it can be a strange time for those who have goals they want to reach. You can spend a lot of these weeks asContinue reading “Another Year Coming to A Close”

Don’t underestimate the importance your environment has on your art. That isn’t just the place where you create, it’s where you live, where you work, anywhere and everywhere you spend your time is your environment and it has an effect. If your environment is inadequate, it will impact your creativity and it’s crucial that, whereContinue reading “Your Environment is Crucial”

I’m an enormous fan of spoilers. This is something that shocks most everyone that I tell because, well, the very word, spoiler means spoiling something and that’s an entirely pejorative term. A term like spoiled simply can’t be used positively, so why would anyone want something like that? Isn’t the whole point of a storyContinue reading “Is It Worth Rereading Books?”

Every piece of art has its beginning. It may be crude, faint, seemingly insignificant, but a beginning should never be mocked no matter what form it’s in because a beginning is how you eventually get to an ending. As obvious as that may seem, this point of inception is instrumental for every piece of artContinue reading “Inspiration: The Point of Inception”

Unfortunately today is another of those instances where I don’t have a post to offer. I was away for a spell in May and had hoped to find the time to write something when I came back but my opportunities were sparing. It’s not something I like to do but needs must at times likeContinue reading “Another Absent Month”

During the month of April, I passed my three-year anniversary of having this blog, which is also the three-year anniversary of publicly announcing I want to be an author. It is a pretty big milestone and whilst I don’t think you should base creativity on figures, it’s also important to celebrate them when they ariseContinue reading “Three-Year Anniversary”

A lot of people struggle with starting a story. All the potentials, the blank page, it can be incredibly daunting. There’s a lot of reasons for that and I think one of them is the fact the start shows you just how much there is to go. With no steps yet taken, the end isContinue reading “Starting a Story: How, Where, Why?”

Rejection is an enormous part of many creative industries. If you want to be in a creative career, expect to be rejected at some point. You and your projects will never be everyone’s cup of tea. There is nothing out there that is suited for everyone. Some things might be suited to a more generalContinue reading “Silence is Golden… Except When It Isn’t”

Is there a best season to write within? The answer is, well… no, not really; every writer is different and everyone has different preferences. Do you like writing in the heat of a beautiful, summer’s day? Or do you prefer the fresh buds of spring to accompany your writing? What about a warm, cosy fireContinue reading “Autumnal Writing”

I’ll be honest, I used to be a very fussy reader; I used to read only certain genres, books intended for certain audiences, sticking to the themes and topics I liked best, and I very rarely strayed from the authors I knew I liked. In essence, it came down to the fact that I readContinue reading “Being A Better Reader”