Tip #2: The Writing is Your Responsibility

One of my favourite quotes on writing is from Natalie Goldberg: There is no excuse. If you want to write, write. This is your life. You are responsible for it. You will not live forever. Don’t wait. Make the time now, even if it is ten minutes a week. Those words sum up the essence [...]

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Why do I write?

Well, it’s been a while between blogs but I’ve now sufficiently recovered from completing my novel to get revved up about writing again. Recently I started thinking Why do I write anyway? In answer to this question many writers would say I write because I have to. And not having done any fresh writing for [...]

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Memoir Writing

This week I’ve been reading a book on memoir writing by another of my writing gurus, Natalie Goldberg. This book, Old Friend From Far Away, includes many of the gems first introduced in the classic, Writing Down the Bones. Writing practice, mindfulness, walking, first thoughts – all these and more are described for the budding [...]

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