Set on the famous Orient Express, 12 people find themselves stuck on a train in a snow drift. Given that in Britain we have just had the worst snow storm I can remember, I found myself getting stuck into the story, the setting, everything.
A break from a hiatus
A little while ago, I ran into the problem of running out of things to say, pushing and pushing myself trying to break through the block. I had lost creativity and in turn, you could say I lost my mojo. Instead of not thinking about it, just writing whatever nonsense came to my head, I … Continue reading A break from a hiatus
How Not To Burn Yourself Out
With the start of November comes the marathon of NaNoWriMo, a month long slog of writing in which you must keep pace or fall behind. I think at this point it's important to remember: don't burn yourself out. Writing should be enjoyable, you should have an absolute need to write the story in your head. … Continue reading How Not To Burn Yourself Out
How I Like To Write
When I was at uni, I studied Photography and Video for my degree, and having only just left, everything I learned is still fresh in my mind. I use it quite a lot in my writing as I am very able to visualise what I write, quicker than I am able to write it...
Organise Your Thoughts
If your anything like me, being a creative type has its issues, mainly how on Earth do I keep track of all my thoughts and ideas? Especially being most definitely type A, if i don't have a firm grasp of everything I tend to get myself into a state of annoyance...
What I’m Reading – LOTR The Two Towers
I feel kind of guilty never having read Lord Of The Rings, and I decided I wanted to change that one day at my boyfriends house, who had his copy lying on top of his book shelf. It's just so happened that he didn't have the first one, so I'm jumping right into the middle...
That Difficult First Novel-Update
I feel like my writing is a mess at the moment, as if all the ideas I have saved up are spilling out, insisting that they are put into my novel. But the thing is, if I were to do that, it just wouldn't make for a good story...
