“In writing. Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was “terrible,” describe it so that we’ll be terrified. Don’t say it was “delightful”; make us say “delightful” when we’ve read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful,…
Read MoreCreativity and The Morning Papers
As I mentioned in the previous blog post, I have followed The Artist’s Way (Julia Cameron) on and off for years now. It is definitely a valuable tool for an artist, whatever your art form, and within its cover, you will find many ways to unleash your creativity. It’s full of writing tips, advice and…
Read MoreStaying on the Creativity Train.
I have to say I think we are all a little bit creative! Now, don’t fret, this doesn’t mean you have to start a blog, design your own furniture or take up an art class, unless you want to. Nor does it mean you can have a Diva strop in Tesco because they’re out of…
Read MoreSusi Jones’ Swag Guide
Have you met Miss Jones? My favourite part of being a writer is creating characters, they just drop into my head and I get an image of them doing something funny and we’re off. I tap away at the keyboard or write with a pen. Pages later I resurface, in a daze and read back the…
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I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours.
Something occurred to me recently, I’m hearing the phrase ‘pictures or it didn’t happen’ more and more. As a writer this concerns me slightly. Are our precious words being left behind as we start to think in images? I have purposely left images out of this blog post. Can you cope? Thought so, but read on…
Read MoreLight bulb! A Hugh Grant Moment. (no, not that one).
I love Despicable Me, love the little minions and Gru, he’s funny!! I love funny things, things that make me smile, including big packs of Revels, Russell Brand, serendipity and I especially love it when I get an idea! Just like Gru I have that ‘Light Bulb!’ moment and immediately scribble down notes or the bones of ‘something’ What…
Read MoreSticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky toffee pudding is something we all eat in the UK right? So when I decided ‘off the cuff’ to make this masterpiece of puddings and did a quick mobile search for an ingredient list, all I found was American recipes. Now, I learnt early on in a teen cooking disaster involving carrot cake and a two day…
Read MoreGirl. Football. Pies. :)
‘I like my women to be feminine, not sliding into tackles and covered in mud’, Brian Clough.
He said nothing about being 2 stone heavier from eating pies right? Cool I’m good to go!