Dealing with Rejection.
Possibly the most difficult thing any writer has to deal with is rejection. It’s something we all face, and it never gets easier. Unless you have the clout of a … Continued
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First Dafts: Part 1.
This we Over the next two weeks I’m going to run the same blog about first drafts.. The first blog will be my unabridged first draft, replete with typos and … Continued
Pitfalls of a Writer.
Most writers will have a romantic notion of writing a book, pitching it to a publisher and being wined and dined by the literati as the book skyrockets to the … Continued
Phonetic Spelling and the English Language
It is undeniable that the English language is often illogical and difficult to learn. It is a messy jumble of words borrowed and evolved from a huge assortment of other … Continued
Work Experience Diary: More of My First Day
On my first morning, I set down my mug of tea and slid onto a wooden seat at a long editorial table for my first meeting with Les. Even though … Continued
A profile on Kev Howlett.
Kev Howlett is the creative artist behind all of Busybird Publishing’s projects. The covers of every issue of [untitled], Journey: Experiences with Breast Cancer, and the illustrator behind Who is … Continued
Story Forms.
So, you want to tell a story; you have a brilliant idea that is simply bursting to get out, and you won’t be able to get any rest until you’ve … Continued
Punctuation: Part 1.
I love punctuation. There’s obvious punctuation (and punctuating) you learn in primary school: e.g. full stops, commas, exclamation marks, question marks, the apostrophe, and quotation marks. Bizarrely, in primary school … Continued