Writing Archives - Page 2 of 5

4 steps to plan your writing projects

23rd December 202023rd December 2020 Jon Reed

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’ve got some unexpected time on your hands over the holidays, this can be a great time of year to catch up on some reading, do some writing – or simply plan some writing.

Writing

6 ways to overcome procrastination and beat writers’ block

16th December 202026th February 2023 Bec Evans procrastination, productivity, Prolifiko, writer's block, Writing

Reading Time: 5 minutes Writers are the masters of procrastination – it’s far simpler to type a search term into Google than it is to write the first line of a novel. We all procrastinate – but you can overcome it with practical strategies. So stop putting off your dreams and reward your future self, says Bec Evans.

Writing

7 ways to get things done – and be a more productive writer

10th December 202023rd January 2023 Bec Evans productivity, Prolifoko, Writing

Reading Time: 6 minutes Productivity isn’t just a way to show off to colleagues and suck up to your boss. Getting things done allows you to spend more time doing the things you love and want to do. Bec Evans shares her favourite tactics to make short shrift of the long to-do list.

Writing

Advice for Writers – call for submissions

2nd December 202014th December 2020 Jon Reed

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you a pubished author? What’s your top piece of advice for new and emerging authors? Our core purpose at Publishing Talk is to educate new and emerging authors. If you’re a published author (traditional or self-published), I’d love to involve you in a new project.

Writing

Narrative nonfiction: 7 tips for turning your idea into a book

6th August 20188th September 2020 Daniel Smith book ideas, narrative nonfiction, nonfiction, Sherlock Holmes

Reading Time: 4 minutes Narrative nonfiction is nonfiction’s equivalent of the novel, says Daniel Smith. Here’s how to turn your idea into a compelling read.

Memoir Writing

How to write a memoir that matters

18th April 20188th February 2022 Jon Reed #LBF18, Adam Kay, London Book Fair, memoir, This is Going to Hurt

Reading Time: 13 minutes Want to write a memoir? Adam Kay’s “This is Going to Hurt” is part of a new trend of immersive memoirs with a message. But what does it take to write and publish one?

Writing

5 rules for setting a writing goal you’ll stick to

13th December 201724th December 2020 Chris Smith

Reading Time: 4 minutes New Year’s resolutions rarely make it past January. How can you make sure your writing resolution sticks? Chris Smith shares his rules for setting a goal you’ll stick to.

Room to Write - Isabel Losada wrires narrative non-fiction anywhere and everywhere

Writing

Room to Write – Isabel Losada writes narrative nonfiction anywhere and everywhere

17th August 201720th September 2020 Isabel Losada Isabel Losada, narrative nonfiction, nonfiction, Room to Write

Reading Time: 3 minutes Writing in exotic locations – and occasionally shop windows – is all in a day’s work for narrative nonfiction author Isabel Losada.

Books for Writers Writing

10 essential books for writers

11th August 201729th August 2021 Jon Reed books, books for writers, Writing

Reading Time: 9 minutes Develop your craft with these 10 essential books for writers. How many have you read? And which others would you recommend?

Val McDermid, photographed by Charlie Hopkinson © 2009

Interviews Writing

INTERVIEW: Why weddings can be murder for Val McDermid

24th July 201724th March 2021 Danuta Kean crime, crime fiction, crime writing, Val McDermid

Reading Time: 8 minutes Where does Wire in the Blood creator Val McDermid get her ideas? Danuta Kean investigates.

Writing

7 ways to use small thinking to achieve your writing goal

4th July 201721st September 2020 Chris Smith productivity, Prolifiko, Writing, writing goal

Reading Time: 4 minutes Feeling overwhelmed by your writing goal? Chris Smith of Prolifiko says you can achieve big things by thinking small. Here are his top 7 tips for incorporating a ‘small thinking’ methodology into your writing process.

Writing

#NaNoWriMo 30-day writing bootcamp (Week 4)

22nd November 201621st September 2020 Sarah Salway #ptmag, NaNoWriMo

Reading Time: 2 minutes The end is in sight! Here’s your final week of writing prompts from Sarah Salway to see you through to the end of NaNoWriMo.