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"Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."H. Jackson Brown Jr. Oh the grind of University! It's very different with a child in tow but I find that… Continue reading 10 Tips To A Successful University Semester
Life is crazy. Honestly, incredibly crazy! Being a stay-at-home mum, working from home and studying my Masters… it’s just hectic. I know I touched on all this in one of my recent blogs but I didn't realise just how busy things would get as the semester started kicking into gear! I was expecting life to… Continue reading Busy: Expectations vs. Reality
So, you’ve just brewed a cup of coffee (or tea) and you sit down to your computer, boot it up and stare at a blank page for what seems like hours. This is a common problem for so many people, called ‘writer’s block’. I’ve been known to suffer from it, really badly in the past,… Continue reading 10 Tips to Overcoming Writers Block
“Everything you can imagine is real.”Pablo Picasso Most writers usually work at home, or in a corner of a café. It's just what we do! It is, however, difficult to work from home when you have others around you or, like me, you have a 7 month old at home to take care of. It… Continue reading 10 Tips to Writing at Home
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.Anne Lamott It's often hard to take time out of our busy days just for ourselves. I often find myself doing so many things throughout the day that I don't take any time to sit down and relax. I feel unproductive… Continue reading Finding Time For Self-Care
Editing your own novel is not easy. It does take a ton of dedication and resilience to successful edit your own novel and have it ready for publication. I’ve put together a list of the top 10 tips to successfully edit your novel and not let it drive you into insanity. 1. Let it sit… Continue reading Ten Tips for Successful Self-Editing
1. Write What You Want To Read This is so incredibly important. You don’t want to write something that even you wouldn’t be interested in. There’s no point writing a ‘popular genre’ if you don’t actually like that genre. You need to write what you’re interested in. Write what you enjoy. The audience will come,… Continue reading 10 Tips To Successful Writing
“Everything you can imagine is real.”Pablo Picasso I know most writers usually work from home anyway, or a quiet area alone in a café. Or something along those lines. However, there is something different when it’s more essential to be working from home and no longer your choice. There is also something different if you… Continue reading 10 Tips to Writing at Home
Emilie Turner 