But I'm not famous. Cold pitches can be sent to anyone, even you. You might be ignoring that phone call and waiting for them to leave a...

The short answer is: Yes. You should always be writing. Drop those excuses now, pick up your pen and get writing. Your story waits for no...

Holidays are important and when you are a full time writer - or full time anything - you need a break. Here are ten excuses to help you...

Common mistakes from beginners There are a lot of ways to be a writer and a lot of different categories to write in - novels, blogs,...

What happens if writing doesn't work out? Starting a writing career is a big jump, a huge leap, and it's a scary one. You might be young...

Writers get a lot of things: Freedom, creativity, and picking their own work hours. But do Writers get sick days? The short answer is no....

This is a question we writers ask ourselves on the daily. It's the beginning of imposter syndrome, stage 2 of writers block, and simply a...

Finding time for your writing can be difficult - even on the best of days. A lot of things get in the way of having peaceful,...

Not all feedback you receive from your writing will be nice, good, or even pleasant to read. When you start showing people your work -...

My mum and I visited an island where all our friends were staying. There was a big house with 50 beds, a massive kitchen, a volleyball...

I remember being on a little mother—daughter getaway when we came across a marina selling boats. If there was anything new, we always had...

When I was a teenager my mother and I decided to explore an adventure of a lifetime. There was a yacht being sold down at the local...

You’ve planned out your trip, you’ll be away from home for a long time. No friends or family. What happens if you catch a cold or flu? If...

I took two and a half weeks to travel by car on my own to the bottom of New Zealand and back up to Auckland. Here are 10 things I learnt....

Another term for this is Introspection. Introspection is the art of understanding your inner thoughts. When you see a green leaf you and...

Creating conflict can be hard when we love our characters and we want their lives to work out to be perfect. Having characters with no...

You've been told to show, show, show, but when is it okay to stop showing and tell moments in your story. People have different opinions...

Editing isn't fun, but it is a big part of getting your novel ready to show the world. This is a list of editing tips from me: 1) Have a...

Breathe in 1...2...3... You're staring at an empty page, it's blank. Nothing but an abyss to suck you into the greatest story of all time...

You've all heard about showing instead of telling about a million times. But have you heard of the 6th sense? You know what that is, we...