Give Yourself Some Grace
I started my internship here at the end of January and, until very recently, lunchtimes would consist of me chipping away at the mountain of work that was my thesis. … Continued
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The Toxic Tendency
Procrastination. My worst and constant companion. We coexist. Living in a toxic, symbiotic relationship I can’t escape from. … but do I even want to? Perhaps, the hug of procrastination … Continued
Work Experience
Doing my Year 10 work experience at Busybird has inspired me more than I could have hoped. With 80s music playing constantly in the background, it makes the atmosphere even … Continued
My Week at Busybird
Staring at a blank page, writing a blog about … anything? At first, I was expecting Busybird to be a normal publishing business, very formal, very bland. When I walked … Continued
Get Digging
Too many writers sit around waiting for inspiration to fuel them through the course of their writing. It just won’t happen. Inspiration is such a small part of the writing … Continued
The Ego in Writing
Years ago, a forty-something friend went to an open workshop at his local library. This friend had been heavily published, worked as a writing mentor, and knew as much (if … Continued
No Guarantees
There are some real sharks out there in the world of self-publishing. I’m a writer – and have been for almost forty years. Kev Howlett, the owner of Busybird Publishing, … Continued
Stepping Into Genre Fiction
The past few years of my life have been spent knee-deep in a literature degree. Countless hours have been dedicated reading and studying literary fiction, from Wilde to Woolf to … Continued