Whether you are a full-time, part-time or whenever-you-can-time writer, finding the inclination to write and keeping motivated can be immensely difficult. Motivation pulls together your desire for something with your will to achieve that thing. Writers need an equal measure of the desire to write and the determination to make that happen.
Whether you are a full-time, part-time or whenever-you-can-time writer, finding the inclination to write and keeping motivated can be immensely difficult. Motivation pulls together your desire for something with your will to achieve that thing. Writers need an equal measure of the desire to write and the determination to make that happen.
The hard work does not end once a manuscript is written, getting a book published takes commitment and persistence.
The importance of setting in a work of fiction cannot be down-played. Whether internal, imaginary or real, setting is where your story takes place. By creating believable settings, you lead readers into your story and enable them to be swept up in the world of your story.
Writing takes a level of endurance, dedication and commitment. It is often a solitary occupation that requires discipline and focus. Distractions come ten to the dozen and need to be avoided if you are to optimise your writing time. Your computer and phone, while great tools of the trade, can also lure you away from your writing.
I started blogging on 17th January 2013. Over the course of the year I created a mass of blog posts. Here are my top 10 posts of 2013.
There are not enough days in the week, hours in the day. Much of my time this year has been taken up with the writing and editing of my novel.