NaNoWriMo Countdown

At this time of year, aspiring writers around the globe take a collective gulp of air and consider taking on the beast that is NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month celebrates it’s 15th birthday this year. It is an internet based, community driven writing project that takes place annually during the month of November. The end goal? […]

The Blog that Broke the Internet’s Back (or do we REALLY need another blog?)

A quick google search will show that there are somewhere between 150 million and 250 million blogs online. That figure is hard to nail for certain, with the likelihood being that over half of these are currently unattended. Blogging as a medium has been around for over a decade now, and it seems that its […]

Writing Targets + Wordcount

Whilst still a novice to writing fiction for others enjoyment, I can definitely see how a daily routine can reinforce the habit of writing and keep a story fresh in the creators mind. I started writing my first novel at the age of 23. At that time I was still bright eyed and bushy tailed […]

Losing Excuses, Finding Time

These past two months have probably been my most creative and productive when it comes to writing fiction. Bizarre, given the fact that I’m currently travelling around South America, staying in hostels (mainly dormitories) where the opportunities to write and space to type are virtually null. That being said, despite many obstacles in my path […]