1. Turn off email. I’ve started doing this and I write so much better not being constantly disturbed by that seductive ping. The ultimate aim is to turn off wifi while I write. I’m some way off that. 2. Read, lots, all the time, different types of fiction and non-fiction. Take notes. Be spoddy about it. … [Read more...] about My Top 5 Tips for Writers by Polly Williams
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Top 5 Writing Tips from Lesley Pearse
1. Don't be slovenly, make out you are going to the office so dress and put make-up on. It puts you in right mind set. 2. Read as much as you write. Both fiction and non-fiction for research 3. To set you off with a new book try writing the blurb for the back of it. I find a few exciting lines bring focus to what the book is … [Read more...] about Top 5 Writing Tips from Lesley Pearse
Top 5 Writing Tips from Susan Schneider
Susan Schneider is the author if The Wedding Writer, which is out now. You can visit Susan's gorgeous website here. 1. Don’t let other people discourage you by saying things like, “Oh, I’m too tired to do anything with my life except work and come home at night and watch TV.” Yuck! If you want to write, you will find the time no matter how tired you are. 2. Be … [Read more...] about Top 5 Writing Tips from Susan Schneider
Sasha Wagstaff’s Top 5 Writing Tips
Sasha Wagstaff is the author of Changing Grooms, Wicked Games and Heaven Scent. You can visit Sasha at her website or on twitter... 1. Be organised. Buy lovely notebooks and have fun plotting characters and storylines. But have a beginning, a middle and an end for your story – and some idea of where it is headed by way of a chapter structure. Even if you tend to … [Read more...] about Sasha Wagstaff’s Top 5 Writing Tips
Nina Bell’s Top 5 Tips For Writers
Nina Bell's newest book is The Empty Nesters. Debs gave it a marvellous 9/10 in her review and there's an opening extract available on Nina's website! 1) Keep writing, reading, reading about writing, back to writing again…I know everyone says this – because it really is the number one tip. 2) If you’re writing for a … [Read more...] about Nina Bell’s Top 5 Tips For Writers