by Charlie | Oct 14, 2020 | Writing Tips
Does anyone even remember their goals and dreams from January at this point? I mean. Mine are in my planner so I have an idea of what they were, but… let’s say I’m not entirely on track. You know what though? It doesn’t matter. This year...
by Charlie | Dec 4, 2015 | Writing Tips
Procrastination. Most of us do it sometimes. I have a sneaky suspicion that people who never procrastinate are actually robots. Sometimes you put things off because you don’t have enough information to move forward, and a bit of work or time will do the trick....
by Charlie | Apr 8, 2015 | Writing Tips
A lot of us seem to feel that we shouldn’t be wasting our time on writing and that it’s selfish. We feel bad because of all the other things we should be doing with our time, more worthy things. This is particularly a problem when we start to feel like our...
by Charlie | Feb 20, 2015 | Writing Life, Writing Tips
If you’ve known me a while you’ll know I love a good goal (2015 writing planner anyone?). Actually I think they’re essential if you want to live a fulfilling life. You can just drift about waiting for interesting stuff to happen to you and end up...
by Charlie | Feb 6, 2015 | Writing Life, Writing Tips
I’ve been thinking recently about how the roller coaster of writing is a little like the ups and downs a novel’s protagonist goes through. So what can you learn from storytelling about being the hero of your own journey, whether that’s writing your...
by Charlie | Oct 24, 2014 | Writing Tips
Sometimes I put off writing (I don’t have the answer to something, my room is too cold, I don’t like my main character, doing a synopsis is EVIL, any reason big or small), and then time passes and another week has gone by and I’ve still done nothing....