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the whatsapp interviews – james glaholm
The WhatsApp Interviews are a series of chats between me and other writers. We talk about reading and writing habits and preferences and throw in a few quickfire questions. All on WhatsApp! This week I am interviewing James Glaholm, a writer from Newcastle who has...
how i find inspiration for stories using the double diamond method
The Double Diamond design process model was developed through in house research by the Design Council in 2005 as a simple way of describing the design process. It is a structured design approach to tackle challenges in four phases, Discovery, Definition, Development...
the whatsapp interviews – jehan nizar
The WhatsApp Interviews are a series of chats between me and other writers. We talk about reading and writing habits and preferences and throw in a few quickfire questions. All on WhatsApp! This week I am interviewing Jehan Nizar, an Indian short story writer who...
ten ways you should be using twitter as a wannabe writer
I recently wrote a blog post on how to get started on social media but one of the most common questions I get is, "How should I be using twitter now I have an account?" There seem to be loads of posts out there on how published writers should be using their twitter...
words of the week – refocusing
A weekly feature where I present three weird and wonderful words on a particular theme or time of year. This week I am refocusing on my goals and restructuring my priorities, so our first word is Rue - Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and...
finding a good writing group – five questions to ask
Writing groups can be really great, or really really awful! I should know, I have belonged to several that fit into these categories! One of them kickstarted my writing career and was amazing for me at that stage, another only had one meeting before the entire thing...