The Only Failing is Never Trying!

confidence as a writer

By Helen Aitchison Our lives are riddled with self-doubt. Some more than others. We worry, analyse and focus on the negative. ‘I can’t do it!’ ‘It’ll never work!’ ‘What’s the point?’ We’ve all heard it and we’ve all said it. We are our own harshest judge, most fussy critic and the one often unable to […]

Best Writing Advice: Don’t Write It; Be It

writers having an adventure

By Chase D. Cartwright That’s it. That’s the best advice I can give. Don’t write it; be it. Don’t live your life to become a writer. Live your life so you have stories to tell. Once you achieve that, the rest is secondary. You won’t be able to stop writing. Take your favourite book. Take […]

Best Writing Advice: Simplicity is Key

writing advice at the fire

By Baks Wa Muthamia English is neither my first nor my second nor my third language. It comes in at a distant fourth! But I loved it growing up. It’s fascinating. Early enough, I knew my future lay with the language. I’d always be immersed in some hero’s world in a book I’d be hoarding. If […]