BEWARE OF
THE BOOK PIRATESI wanted to talk to you about book pirating. Recently, our own FK Marlowe experienced the gut wrenching...
WANNA SAIL WITH US? COME MEET THE CREW
We welcome appli-cations from any writer mad enough to want to sail with us. If that’s you, drop me an...
WE ALL GET BAD REVIEWS
No love, you are not alone! It's all of us. Every single storyteller, artist and creator gets bad reviews. Granted, some get more than others, but generally speaking, we all…
CRITICISM IS GOOD FOR YOU
Hey writer, do you know that criticism can be good for you? It’s actually true, and today I’m here to tell you why. “The trouble with most of us is…
DID YOU SAY IMPOSTOR SYNDROME?
For someone who struggles with impostor syndrome, evidence to the contrary doesn’t matter. They may be...
CRITIQUE MAKES YOU STRONGER
CRITIQUE & REVIEWS Hey writer, do you believe that critique makes you stronger? Most of us could share quite a few stories about the criticism we’ve received in our days…
DO YOU KNOW WHY IT HURTS?
CRITIQUE & REVIEWS Do you know why it hurts? Criticism stings, and it can sting even more for writers as it relates to something we made. Something that may be…
NOT ALL FEEDBACK IS VALID
CRITIQUE & REVIEWS Not all feedback is valid. I can’t stress this enough, so I’ll say it again: Not all feedback is valid! As I’ve mentioned before, people can’t help…
JUST DON’T BE A DICK
CRITIQUE & REVIEWS Once upon a time I used to love reading the reviews in The Sunday Times. It was my most precious indulgence as a poor single mum living…
A BOOK OF MY LIFE?
DAILY WRITING PROMPTS 11 IT’S MY LIFE and, provided it was penned by a decent author, it would probably make for a rather fascinating read. Now, obviously, I don’t know…