My Writing Journey
In the past decade I’ve made mistakes, learned heaps, written 3 manuscripts, and met some amazing people. I want to share this journey with you as I crawl onwards.
Who knows, we might be able to help each other. Say hi and see!
What you’ll find here:
- Philosophy on life, mental health, and writing
- Techniques and exercises that helped me
- My insights into publication and networking
Read some of what I’ve written on this journey here.
See some of my influences and heroes here.
Minor characters are major players
Minor, or tertiary, characters contribute to characterisation of protagonists, plausibility of your world, and progress the story.
How to write emotion: show don’t tell
Neil Gaiman said “I won’t tell you what to feel. I’ll tell you what happened and let you feel”. I was doing the opposite, until I learned how to.
How I quintupled my words per day.
The technique that saw a 55-word-per-day habit grow to 275.