One of the main things I wanted to fix during the first year of my degree was my tendency to gravitate towards books that I was embarrassed to read. I’m talking trashy YA books with insanely problematic characters combined with edgy, quotable lines. At the start of the year, I berated myself for spending so … Continue reading
We’re a little late posting this, but another year has passed and we’ve reached our cotton anniversary. This is the point where we usually update anyone listening on how things are going for us. Yup, you read that right; it’s your annual opportunity to hear from Kit! We reached 50 followers last month, which was … Continue reading
Hi, I’m Finn. I study sport and exercise science at Aberystwyth university, I run the blog Monkey King Athletics, oh and I’m autistic.G has asked me to weigh in on the topic of writing autistic characters in fiction, similarly to her post about writing allergies. The Facts Autism is a neuro-developmental condition that has a … Continue reading
If you work or study in a creative industry, you’ll understand the pressures of being creative on demand. In fact, even fellow bloggers will understand the pressure to continually churn out content. It seems like an oxymoron, right? The closer the deadline gets, the greater the pressure gets, and then the rarer inspiration gets. The … Continue reading
Stereotyping is one of the biggest concerns for modern writers. After centuries of popular writing in the Western world only focusing on a select few, more and more authors seek to branch out. But is branching out truly necessary? I’d have to argue yes, and it is neither much to ask nor something I know … Continue reading
Unfortunately, it’s very easy to take a “guilty until proven innocent” standpoint when questioning the authenticity of someone’s identity as a writer, especially your own. I mean, everyone knows real writers write every single day using a typewriter, never use the word “said”, got published first try, have read the entire works of Shakespeare backwards … Continue reading
With so much uncertainty about how a writing career will pan out, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by how difficult it can seem to achieve anything of note. It can be easy to be so set on one big goal that you miss all the small or even medium victories. When I sat down and … Continue reading
Editing is a process every writer has to go through. Most people I’ve met have a deep seated hatred of just the thought, but apparently I enjoy it more than most. That said, I’ve written a step by step guide so you at least know where to get started. Depending on the type of edit … Continue reading
As we said when we first started this blog, we’re all writers, not that you’d know it from our recent posts. Therefore, we’ve decided to each do a character focus post for our favourite characters from our WIPs. Through these posts, we hope to give you an insight into the decisions we make about our … Continue reading
We wouldn’t live up to our name if we didn’t devote at least a small portion of our blog to unusual words, and so here are a few of our favourites. We’ve been posting a word daily on our Instagram, so if you (like us) are frustrated by how irregular our posts are, we recommend … Continue reading
