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
As I’m sure anyone will tell you, our education system is not without its flaws. However, a pretty much worldwide problem is the lack of recognition that we give to creative subjects. We’ve all heard the stereotypes – art majors only do drugs in college and then end up unemployed, English majors are obsessed with … Continue reading
As you can probably tell from the long spaces between posts, our lives have been pretty busy. I recently moved to university which is probably the best thing I’ve ever done. It’s nothing personal that I’ve not been writing here, I’ve hardly done any creative writing or reading since moving to university because life has … 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
It’s all very well to start writing your first book at fourteen, until you come to edit it at eighteen. Fourteen year old me was far too edgy and emo to produce a decent book, with Fate consisting of 90,000 words of misery. Funnily enough, none of the publishers I tried last year wanted it. … Continue reading
