When people ask to join the WITW Facebook group, I ask them three questions, one of which is all about what’s holding them back right now. Rather than waiting until I have all the big goodies ready for you, I thought I’d start addressing these issues right now on the blog. Because, why wait? We […]
If you’re having plot problems, I feel back for you. I got 99% problems and… Well… A few of them are plot problems. They’re a common thing. And there’s not one answer, which means that when someone says they’re having trouble with their plot, it can take a while to find something that works. So, […]
It took me seven years to write my first published novel. Seven years! Okay, so I wrote another first draft in the middle, but still. Seven years. I paused half way through writing it, partly because I got distracted by another idea but partly because the story wasn’t going well. Something was wrong. Something […]
At some point, every time you start writing a new story, you will sit back and asked yourself: ‘Is my plot stupid?’ Every. Single. Time. Not even just once, either. You might end up asking this question repeatedly as you write. In between those moments when the words are flowing and you’re completely in love […]