Today marks the beginning of National November Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. It’s something that I’ve attempted a few times in the past and I decided yesterday that I wanted to give it another go this year. So I’m starting NaNoWriMo without a plan, a direction or really anything. Wish me luck! I’ve tried […]
Writing
Am I Cut Out To Be A Writer?
It’s something that often plays on my mind. When I want to try and edit, or when I have a new idea. But am I cut out to be a writer? It’s what I’ve always wanted, as long as I can remember at least. But does that mean I have what it takes? Will I […]
Making My First Edits
I’m going to hold my hands up here, I thought that my 2nd ( or would it be 3rd?) draft would be finalised by now. Unfortunately, I was ill during the new year and sitting in front of my computer to type was not a good idea. That being said, I am a good way […]
The Start of my Writing Journey
If you’re following me on twitter, you will have recently seen that a lot of my tweets have included the “am writing” hashtag. You might have even noticed that I’ve currently finished my first manuscript, and I’m currently in the middle of editing it. So why am I writing this post on my writing journey […]
NaNoWriMo whilst working!?!
As I’m sure a lot of you are aware, every November is the chance for budding novelists to write 50k words of a manuscript without editing it. It’s a way for people to force themselves to tell the story that they’ve had locked up in the head for some time. And it’s also a time […]