Tag: Creativity
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Goal setting for writers (and how to stick to them)
Is this the year you’re going to write a novel? Or did you say that last year, and ahh, it’s a new year and you still haven’t done it… eep.
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How to start a sustainable writing practice that will keep you creating
When you’re starting out as a writer, it’s really important to set up a sustainable creative writing practice. Here’s how.
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How to Find Time to Write
So you really want to write a book, but you just don’t have time. It’s something I hear ALL THE TIME from people when they find out I’m a novelist. ‘I wish I could do what you’re doing, but I just can’t find the time to write.’
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The Writer’s Book of Doubt by Aidan Doyle: Interview
Doubt. We all have it. It’s tough dealing with rejections as a writer.
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Stop daydreaming and start doing: Setting your creative goals
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say “I’d love to do xyz, but I don’t have [insert excuse here]” I wouldn’t need to work. I can count on one hand the number of people in my university classes who stuck with film-making and writing. I was one of them. Now…
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I am the patron saint of mediocrity: Amadeus and Art
Thanks to the wonderful podcast Filmspotting I recently revisited the 1984 Oscar winner, Amadeus. I was inspired by their list of Top 5 movies about Art, referencing films not just about artists, but the process of creating art.