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...

When writing about setting writers often think about what colours to use or wheither or not the kitchen is next to the dining room but...

To build confidence we first need to label what it is we are not confident doing. Is it simply showing your work to anyone? Maybe it's to...

Some writers like to wait until they've finished the first draft of their novel before they edit. Some writers like to edit as they go....

I mean, is there even a difference? A scene is where you want to get a point across and a chapter is where you want to get a point...

Being a writer is stressful. Hitting deadlines, being your own boss, creating marketing plans, business plans, building a platform, and...

Backstory is an essential part of your characters development. You, as the author of this amazing story you are writing, need to know the...

What is an antagonist? An antagonist is often referred to the 'bad guy' (but can be either male or female). I'm not that into this...

Bullies are people that continuously and intentionally go out of their way to make you feel bad. They are also people who just keep...