Here’s a story you’ve probably heard before: once upon a time, there were books. The people who wrote them were few, the people who read them comprised of everyone else. Then the internet...
Tag: writer’s life
Using Your Love-Hate Relationship with Writing to Your Advantage
My English teacher once told me that real writers love, live and breathe writing. When I began to hate my craft, I began to feel that perhaps I wasn’t a writer after all. This proposition was...
Have you ever been reading a story, only to be struck with déjà vu? Perhaps you noticed that roses had just been mentioned for the tenth time. Or daffodils. Or the colour purple. Perhaps you...
Literary devices is the term used for the techniques and structures writers employ to convey their message and story. When done well, the use of literary devices can alter, manipulate and challenge...
In order to support our creative writing, some of us turn to freelance work to pay the bills. Working our own hours, being able to pick and choose the jobs we do, making a living from what we love...