I will admit I spend a lot of time writing or reading when I should be doing other things, like my uni studies or household jobs. Aside from general day to day things I spend most of my spare time writing, or at least trying to. I get distracted, a lot. Some days are better…

I don’t like New Years resolutions. Why do we need to wait until December 31st to set resolutions/goals for the new year? A lot of people make them after consuming excess amounts of alcohol so they don’t remember them anyway. Also why do people make them somewhat unattainable? “Starting Jan 1st I’m swearing of junk…

In my opinion the most important thing for an author is to have a consistent project process. This process is likely to be different between each author. This month I thought I might share my process. Step 1: Idea Formation Before you can start writing a story of any kind, you need to at least…

Lynette Noni is an Australian author that has written a fantasy series titled The Medoran Chronicles it is a five part series that follows the journey of a young girl that falls into another earth like world called Medora. The following blurb is on the back of the book. With just one step, sixteen-year-old Alexandra…

Writers and authors use a variety of ways to plan their projects. As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs I’m not much of a planner, I do however have my research and I have tried a few different programs to help me sort through all of my notes. As far as programs go I give it…

For a story like The Stray there is a lot of research involved when it comes to the folklore of it. There are werewolves, vampires, gods and many more creatures yet to be introduced further into the series. It takes time to shift through all the history and folktales to create a history for each…

So I just made my way through the official launch of The Stray. It actually wasn’t as much of a whirlwind as I thought it would be. Instead, it ended up being a celebration with my family and friends over this big achievement in my life. The photo to the right of me and my…

So I watched the movie for this book and decided to read the books a little while ago, since then I have fallen in love with Rick Riordan’s books and I am slowly making my way through all of them. Cost I purchased my copy of this book as a box set from book depository…

Character development is one of the most important parts of story writing, you can have excellent descriptions, dialogue and plot, but none of that counts for anything if you don’t have good characters in your story. This week I’m going to discuss with you’re the different types of characters, their roles and what you need…

I found out that I wanted to publish novels when I was about 13. All I wanted to do was publish a book, be the next J.K Rowling. This was around the time I started working on my first “novel” that story I wrote became The Stray It was completely different, the characters, the setting,…

So this week I’m talking about writer’s block, and also some tips to get past the block you’re facing. There are two sides to this topic, there are those that believe writer’s block is real then those that believe it isn’t. Writer’s block is a condition a lot of writer’s have when they are unable…

So to follow on from last weeks post I have decided to share my writing processes, from getting ideas to the actual writing of the project. Getting Inspiration Forcing yourself to get inspiration is difficult, sometimes impossible. I find my best novel inspirations come from dreams. When this happens I usually wake up in the…

I definitely don’t claim to be an expert on the subject, since I still haven’t published my first novel, but here are five things that I believe every new writer should know. 1. Read I know that everybody says this but I think it is the most important thing for every writer to know and…