We all have our reasons for finding writing discipline challenging, often more than one. Maybe it’s the fear of writing badly, of being a failure; irregularities in mental health or simply spinning tales in the mind without wanting to ruin them on the page. Fortunately there are things we can do to soften the blow….
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How Writing Can Help You Through COVID-19
Hi everyone, I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a few weeks! Normally when I talk about writing on janedoewrites.com, I’m referring to prose fiction. During the current circumstances however, any kind of ink on the paper counts, and I’m finding myself trying out new things. So whatever kind of creative writing interests you, whether that be fiction…
Travelling Tips for Fiction Writers
Although many authors travel abroad for the intention of research, I wanted to explore the ways we can expand our writing horizons when it’s not our main intention. Whether it’s a family holiday or a weekend getaway, there’s always an opportunity to collect information that can be used later, whether it’s for a character, a…
What I Keep in My Writer’s Notebook
My writer’s notebook is ‘pulchritudinous.’ Wait. What? I just found out that this is another word for ‘beautiful’ and just had to squeeze it in somewhere. Who would’ve known there was such an ugly word for something so pretty? Anyway, I digress. This post is all about what I put in my notebook, not any superficial…
Should We Write What We Know?
After reading Andy Weir’s Artemis (2017), I revisited the maddening maxim that’s haunted me for years. It’s the sentence written on the blackboard before the professor’s even turned around: Write what you know. Or even more confusingly: Don’t write what you know! The reason why Artemis stimulated this age-old debate is because; while I didn’t…
5 Ways I Took Time out from Writing
This weekend I had brain frazzle. I’d written so much over the past week that I wouldn’t have been able to write a shopping list if you’d asked me nicely. It’s easy to think we’re being productive by constantly producing. It’s easy to fill every inch of spare time to push ourselves even harder. Little…