I love a dude with a problem

I hope you're not expecting some sort of romantic confessional from that headline! I'm talking genre, not actual dudes. I recently re-read Stephen King's Misery because I've been listening to Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody, and Misery is used as an example of the "dude with a problem" sub-genre she describes …

First quarter check-in: what I’ve done

I revived this blog as an accountability tool. Seeing as we've officially entered a new season (Autumn for us Antipodeans, Spring for the Northerners out there) I figured it was about time for a check-in. That ole voice-of-doom that resides in my head was up to no good again: as I sat down to review …

Criticism vs critique

What the difference is & how to take it

Finding your voice as a writer

When I first started writing again, I joined an online forum where you could share writing and get feedback from other writers. One comment I got was that I needed to find my voice. What does that mean? I asked them, I asked myself, I asked other writers. The answers, when they came, were vague …