As soon as you tell people that you’ve finished the first draft of a manuscript, their inevitable question is “when can I read it?”. The truthful answer – which always seems to surprise them – is “when it’s published” which still won't be for months/years. Most people seem to think that as soon as a book is written, it’s ready. If only that were true! The editing process almost always takes…
The Inner Critic is a nasty, picky, vindictive bully. It’s that voice of criticism and disapproval in your head that slows you down or paralyses you when you’re thinking about doing something new and risky. It’s such a recognised and major part of people’s psyches – especially those of creative people – that there are numerous articles and books about it, and you can go on courses to help you…
Hi, I'm Mel (you figured that out already though, right?!) and this is where I chat about things that relate to and inspire my writing, as well as share some of it.