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Some pieces of music are great for listening to while writing, perfect for playing in the background during a focused writing session. Others are full of inspiration for settings, scenes, characters or even whole stories. Today’s writing music is a beautiful song called Ashland’s Song, by my favourite acappella musician, Peter Hollens. This piece inspires both characters and scenes for me. The lyrics...
Today we have a post from our third guest poster of the month. Sophie is a three time NaNoWriMo winner, and today she's going to be sharing the top five things which help her during NaNo. If you've missed the other posts in this series, you can find them all here. I’ve been doing NaNoWriMo every year since I was ten, which makes...
November is always an incredibly busy month for me, and this year is no different. Between NaNoWriMo, music exams, concerts, and other commitments, I often feel tired. It’s easy to slip into a bad mood. But often, listening to just the right song helps me feel happier and encourages me to keep going. One song that’s been really helping me feel positive, especially...
It’s time for another edition of Beautiful Books, the three month long link-up designed to help writers share and discover things about their books. It’s run by Cait from Notebook Sisters, and Sky from Further Up and Further In. If you want to join this month’s link up, click HERE. This month, I’m working on Siren my sci-fi superhero retelling of The Little...
Today's guest is young writer, Laura. In this amazing post, she talks about how to keep going with your novel, even when you're finding it difficult to sit down and write. Why not hop over to her blog after you've read this post and say hi? 1. Identify Distractions What is keeping you from writing? Social media? Homework? Family? Watching too...
Being a music lover, I always enjoy exploring new genres of music. This week, I’ve been looking into the world of video game soundtracks. One of my friends introduced me to it as an excellent type of music to listen to while writing. I don’t play a lot of video games, so I don't normally listen to their soundtracks much, unlike movie scores,...
Today we're kicking off our series of guest posts for the month. Our first guest is Gemma-Rose, a three time NaNoWriMo winner, who shares her experiences with NaNoWriMo. My sisters and I love to write. We also love NaNoWriMo. We've been doing NaNoWriMo for three years now. When I did my first NaNoWriMo, I was not much of a writer. I thought writing...
