Category: On writing
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The importance of downtime
So I’ve gone a bit quiet on the ol’ blog of late. I knew it was coming. It was inevitable really. I was pumping out on average 10,000 words a week on Cate’s story, the final book in my City Love series, plus juggling work, parenting, and everything else. Then…
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Writing with one headlight
Anyone remember this great song? Haven’t listened to it a lot lately but the lyrics of the chorus keep going around in my head: There’s got to be something better than In the middle . . . We can drive it home With one headlight. Writing through the fog Sometimes…
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Why successful writers need to do more than write
Whether you’re a writer or not, you’ve probably come across one of these memes: While you chuckle, there is an element of truth to some of these. And that truth is: Writing is about a hell of a lot more than just writing. When I started writing, I had a…
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One word at a time
So this is what my to do list looks like at the moment: Part time job: oversee website development of approximately seven or so clients / websites Family: spend time with my husband and son; cook, clean, washing, blah, blah, boring, mundane . . . you get the gist; organise my son on…
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Why daydreaming is an author’s work
Do you ever get asked how long it takes to write a novel? It’s a pretty common question, but if you’re anything like me, the answer can be tricky. Writing is about more than bum on seat time I just delivered my third manuscript in the City Love series, which…
Belinda Williams 