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You’ve probably heard people say that to be a good writer you must first be a good reader.

Personally, I think this is true. Reading is one the easiest ways to improve your writing as the more you read the more you are exposed to all the elements of storytelling. Being able to tell a compelling story is perhaps the most important aspect of writing. Readers can forgive dull characters or lacklustre worldbuilding if the story is interesting enough (the opposite can also be true). That’s not to...

‘Why do you write?’ This is a question almost every writer has been asked at least once and like many writers I struggle to come up with an answer that would make sense to anyone other than me.

I decided I wanted to be a writer when I was eleven. After a rather terrifying experience abseiling, I came up with my first story idea – a story about a talking spy dog – and I immediately started to write it. I drew covers for the books (I was a very ambitious child who decided there would be at...

What is Writer's Block:

Writer’s block is one of those things people don’t really understand until they go through it themselves. It’s difficult to describe as everyone experiences it differently. I once told a friend it was like my brain had stopped braining. I forget character names. I can’t think what they would say or do. Stories I was so proud of, so eager to write now read like rubbish. It’s infuriating and frustrating and so very hard to overcome.

The last time I had writer’s block I...

Why I like writing challenges…

One piece of advice I give to people who ask me about becoming a writer is to write every day, even if it’s just a sentence. However, I know this can sometimes be hard as the inspiration fairy can be a slippery sprite. Writing challenges are a great way to get you writing. I turn to them whenever I’m struggling to think of what to write.

Where I source writing challenges…

I source writing challenges from several sources but mainly Pinterest (click here to view my...