What if I'm not good enough? What if they laugh, sneer, or use my work as a bad example? What if I fail? Without bravery, I'd still be working a stressful and mostly unsatisfying job in retail. I'd still be questioning if I was good enough to be a writer, instead of showing people just …
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To Stop and Smell the Roses – Writing & Anxiety
I am guilty. I am guilty of not basking in a moment of pure joy and pride. I have anxiety. I've had it as long as I can remember, but only put a name to it in my teenage years. Generalised Anxiety Disorder. GAD. Why is this important? Well, sometimes when you have anxiety, you …
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It’s been a while
As usual, heading towards summer has been a hectic journey! To recap, I am a student and I also work in a University so up until May-June life is busy. I handed in all my undergraduate work back in May and I am now waiting for the results to trickle in! *fingers crossed* - So …
Snow place like home
So my quiet Sunday couldn't have been more perfect. I was woken up to the hum of the radiators kicking in, drew back the curtains and saw a powder coated scene straight out of a Christmas snow globe. The perfect time for a hot drink and cracking on with some writing eh? Nope. The first thing …
The six steps to becoming a writer
How can I become a writer? Lots of people worry that they aren't qualified or experienced enough to be labelled as a writer. This question is very simple to answer. You need to write. There are no exams to definitively label you as a writer. Many people before me have said what I'm about …
So, back to University
After graduating the first time around in 2013, tomorrow I'm going back to University for my very first class... and I am nervous. Why? I've done this type of class before, I work at the University... What is going on? The sensible (ish) twenty-seven year old me knows that this is temporary first-day jitters but still, …
Manners don’t cost a thing…
We've all had that moment of being tutted at and we can't figure out what we've done wrong... Or perhaps overheard a complaint about somebody else. You might've heard it whilst shopping or on public transport, wherever it crops up, it's almost certainly a busy place with people trying to get on with their day. …
Writing is Marmite
There's a saying about Marmite... maybe you've heard of it? You either love it or hate it. Well, writing I'm afraid is both. Writing is Marmite. Some days I love it, some days it's my worst enemy. I feel both. "But how can you say that YOU'RE a Writer!" ...because it's the truth. I have …
TV Licence Too Much?
So I do not have a TV Licence. This apparently is shocking to a lot of people and to the TV Licensing company themselves. A little bit of background here... Last year my partner moved in with me after my flatmate moved out and we decided to take a good look at all of our …
The Best Book for Writers.
So you might be a writer yourself or perhaps you know one... what can you get them when Christmas or a birthday rolls around? Let me tell you. Every year a book is released, a book that is vital to anyone in the writing industry, that book is called Writer's & Artist's Yearbook. If you …
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