Creative writing is something that I study at uni. We have a lecture explaining a specific style, for example a radio play, or a genre and then we have a two hour long workshop where a PhD student helps you get started with a piece. You then work on that piece all week and presentContinue reading "How To Teach Creative Writing"
Travelling – Research Tips
Over the past few weeks I have done a lot of travelling. I've been on a cruise with my partner to the Norweigan Fjords, I have gone to visit my parents near London and I have been on a family trip to South Africa. And whilst it has been quite detrimental to my writing becauseContinue reading "Travelling – Research Tips"
Thoughts Whilst Writing (3)
So I'm back to a the much bubblier version of myself that I usually am when I'm writing. I'm sorry that the last two "thought" entries were so negative in tone. After overhauling my entire idea and style that I had chosen to write my current project it, I have my mojo back! But withContinue reading "Thoughts Whilst Writing (3)"
Book Review – “The Hunger Games” Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
So I have read The Hunger Games multiple times in my twenty years of life. I loved them when I first picked them up and I loved them when I last put them down. However, as I have gone through different stages in my life I have loved them for different reasons. When I firstContinue reading "Book Review – “The Hunger Games” Trilogy by Suzanne Collins"
Thoughts Whilst Writing (2)
Have you ever tried to write when you have literally nothing else to do? I have finished uni for the year and at the moment I am currently not well enough to work, which has led to quite a few days for me where I have nothing to do apart from the occasional doctor's appointment.Continue reading "Thoughts Whilst Writing (2)"
Character Development – How to Separate Yourself From Your Characters.
A book that I have read recently is Again, but Better by Christine Riccio. It's a sweet contemporary novel about a student who, in attempt to drastically change around her life, goes to study abroad in London. Whilst I enjoyed the book, there was something that I just could not ignore. The main character ofContinue reading "Character Development – How to Separate Yourself From Your Characters."
Book Review – “Again, but Better” by Christine Riccio
I've have watched Christine on Youtube for years and had a mild obsession with her as a teenager, watching all of her book reviews, whether I had read the book or not. I have even met her once at SITC. Seeing her process of writing this book over the past few years has been anContinue reading "Book Review – “Again, but Better” by Christine Riccio"
Character Development – How to Spot a Mary Sue.
"A Mary Sue" is a term thrown about a lot. It's the kind of phrase that critics love to use. They throw it on their reviews like sprinkles on ice cream. Young adult novels, especially, are drowned in accusations that their leading character is a Mary Sue. But what actually is a Mary Sue? Well,Continue reading "Character Development – How to Spot a Mary Sue."
Book Review – “To Best the Boys” by Mary Weber
I absolutely love the premise of this book. It has everything in it's plot that I would expect from a first-class novel. There's a female character breaking the gender mould of her society, a mysterious plague, a class divide and an amazing challenge for the characters to complete... there is also a love triangle ...The female charactersContinue reading "Book Review – “To Best the Boys” by Mary Weber"
Character Development – Are Looks Important?
We've all been there. The film for our favourite novel is in the works, we sit eagerly by our laptops, or phones for the people who leave the house, and inhale every detail of how the movie magic unfurls. We get the screenwriter (and if you truly want to become a good author you want toContinue reading "Character Development – Are Looks Important?"
Lucy Avery Potter 