Is Writing Fiction as a Career a Form of Slave Labour?
Are you frustrated with all the publication opportunities out there which, while they offer you a chance to have your work exposed to...
4 Essentials of Success as a Writer
If you’ve launched a career as a writer and are hoping to survive from the income you generate from writing stories, then your main aim...
What's Wrong (and Right) About Social Media as a Marketing Tool Part Two
So you want to make your writing commercially successful. So you spend hours plugging away on social media, because apparently ‘that’s...
What's Wrong (and Right) About Social Media as a Marketing Tool Part One
Most writers think social media interaction is essential to sell their book or books. (You’re probably only reading this because you...
Authenticity Part Three
We’re talking about authenticity here — the ability and practice of doing what you do best and thereby attracting your best readers, the...
Authenticity Part Two
Writers who don’t first establish their own authenticity are missing their biggest opportunities . Knowing what it is you are trying to...
Authenticity Part One
You’ve probably heard or read all about ‘authenticity’ and how important it is for a writer to be ‘genuinely authentic’, but perhaps that...
The Power of 'No'
A key moment can occur in a writer’s career when he or she starts turning down opportunities. You read that right: turning them down....
The Trap of Needing Approval
It’s very easy, as a writer, to fall into the trap of needing to be praised. However, if your need to be important, to be admired and to...