A Partially Weeded Garden

In my last post I talked about ‘weeds’ in writing – extra adverbs, dangling plot threads and so on. They’re all derided almost universally as pests, and able to overrun … Continued

An Unweeded Garden

If we don’t tend to a garden regularly enough, weeds take over. Even the least adept gardeners know that basic rule of thumb. The threat of weeds is always there, … Continued

A Writer’s Morale

Following on from my last post, it’s worth having a quick word about the mindset that comes around in being a writer constantly attempting publication. Because, honestly, it’s gruelling to … Continued

Questioning Your Writing

So a piece of work has been finished, or at least laid out to reasonable comprehension. There’s a sense of relief. Then anxiety. Then out-and-out despair. Because so much of … Continued