In the month of November, many seasoned, regular, and first-time writers come together for NaNoWriMo. Their goal is to write 50,000 words in November. This is entirely possible, even with a full-time job, especially if you’re a student or work part-time. I have had my own troubles with writing NaNoWriMo but I’ve written about them
Rule #32 in the Zombieland rulebook: Enjoy the Little Things. It’s a silly film, but rule #32 has been following me around a lot lately. Day 5 of my 30-day journaling challenge lead to me writing this entry: “it’s time, I think, for my old man inside to take a back seat sometimes, so that
Inspiration is a topic I struggle with. I have written a few thoughts on inspiration before, but I wanted to share some books that inspire or motivate me, whether that be in my daily life, for writing, for work, or for mental health. Here are four books that inspire me, that have changed me as
Seven days ago, I set myself the challenge to write a journal entry every day for 30 days. One week in and I’ve already learnt a lot. Journaling is an artform I’ll be honest, this isn’t the first thing I thought I was going to discover. I had assumed that journal entries would be clunky
What keeps us going? What keeps us writing, painting, filming, knitting… What is it that makes us want to continue creating? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself a lot recently. I turned twenty two last month and since then I’ve been trying to figure out what I’ve achieved. What had I done to be
There is something you should never do straight after writing a draft and that’s read it. I had never followed this rule before because it never bothered me when I thought it was bad…This book, however, I care about a lot. And it’s terrible.
In 1907, fourteen-year-old Laura, living with her family on one of the stormy Isles of Scilly, records in her diary how her dream of participating in a shipwreck rescue is finally realized. – Goodreads My Review My Rating: 4/5 What a beautiful book. It was a quick read – well worth 30 minutes of anyone’s
Firstly, I would like to say how much I have loved all of the Doctors since 2005. They all made me laugh, cry, and think about my place in the world. I have always been inspired by The Doctor as a character and the actors who have presented their versions of him have never failed
Imagine you are your character. I will be Li, a 25(ish) year-old woman, currently living in Wolverhampton, England. Creating this base for your character is important. She has a name, age, and general setting. These are the three first things to base everything else about your character and your story on. The character’s name gives