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31/01/2017

"Are there obstacles, interruptions, and distractions threatening to sabotage your writing goals in the new year? Here’s what Hemingway can teach us about remaining dedicated to our craft even when life seems set on undermining our plans."

How to Stay Motivated After Setbacks

23/01/2017

This is how you do it

19/01/2017

"2017 is your year. This year, you’re going to make it happen."

Struggling to find time to write? These tools, tricks, and techniques will help you unlock the time you need to move the needle on your writing goals.

09/01/2017

Is writing a book on your list for 2017? Our next Writer's Retreat will be running in March in beautiful Bali. We will not only teach you how to write a book, but will also have you writing and publishing your book with help from our writing experts.

If you have ever dreamed of writing and publishing your own book and becoming an author… but have found yourself unable to get the job done until now…then the Writers Retreat is the program for you!

08/01/2017

What's your weapon of choice?

06/01/2017

"If you’re reading this, you’ve noticed the huge amount of creative writing blogs out there today. And unfortunately, many are pretty unappealing or poorly made. However…

There are a select few blogs and websites that are smartly designed, well-maintained and loaded with useful content for any creative writer."

Join The Writers' Academy as we sift through the huge pile of creative writing blogs online to bring you the very best 15 of the bunch.

04/01/2017

"Writing a book, especially if you’re trying to grow your business, can be the biggest leverage point in that yields the fastest results."

by Jane Tabachnick Have you ever thought about writing a book? Maybe you have, but you dismissed the idea because you don’t think of yourself as a writer.

03/01/2017

And we're back! Happy new year everyone! What are your new year's resolutions for 2017?

So you’ve decided to write more. That’s your goal, your resolution. You’re there; the keyboard is there. Maybe in your head you’re repeating “you can…

22/12/2016

Remain chilled out even when the relatives descend with this writers’ guide to staying sane over Christmas.

Eliminate writerly stress over the holidays

21/12/2016

"Clearly, your mood can vary depending on your surroundings. Generally writers like a fairly quiet space to work where they won’t be too distracted. If you work best in a clean, organized, uncluttered environment, make sure your workspace reflects that."

Where do you like to write? Where do you feel the most comfortable, and the least distracted? Do you like it dark and womb-like, or open and bright? Do you decorate your office with family photos or movie posters? Where do you do your best work? Clearly,...

19/12/2016

As a professional writer, I also use and recommend a number of practical and effective writing techniques to ensure that the writing flows, even if I am not feeling particularly inspired and enthusiastic about the task ahead. 😊


The FAST process is a powerful tool for breaking through the barriers of resistance and avoidance when you don’t feel like writing and need to get yourself into action. This involves sitting down to write for a set, measurable period of time, usually an hour at least. To use this tool, get yourself prepared to write, open your laptop and document file at a fresh clean form, select your intended topic, set a timer for 1 hour and get writing. The only rule here being that you must continue writing for the full hour without interruption or a break, if at all possible. Once you get started you will find that the time seems to just slip by and before you know it, you will have been writing for the hour. In fact, you may well choose to continue writing for another few hours or if not, at least by this point, you will have written for a solid hour. After all, it is doing the writing that will get your book written in the end… so try the FAST technique today!

19/12/2016

"There’s no shortage of stress in a writer’s life. In addition to all we have to keep up with, there’s the inevitable emotional roller coaster."

13/12/2016

"Not writing results in nothing being written."

Despite having never written fiction before, I’m currently working on a novel. I don’t know what I’m doing. I keep asking my friend Tim for a shortcut or a cheat sheet, and he keeps telling me ther…

12/12/2016

Even though writing a book is a relatively solitary process for the writer, for those who share their lives with you, it requires a team effort. Therefore, let everyone in your work, family and social circles know that you are focused upon writing and completing your book for a concerted and specific period of time. Ask them all to support you in completing the task by not only providing positive reinforcement and encouragement, but also by giving you the uninterrupted space and time you need to get the job done.
This means that it’s important to let family members know that you are working on a project which is very important to you and that you need time by yourself in peace and quiet to complete the project.

Consequently, you may not be available for the usual and expected family tasks or events. Tell your friends that you won’t be socialising as much as usual for the next x number of weeks. Also inform work colleagues and team mates that you will be putting all of your spare hours into writing your book, so you will be unavailable for additional work, overtime or extra professional functions etc. Remember to highlight that once your book is done that you will make it up to them and be available for all of your usual family, social and work related responsibilities, celebrations and fun events too!

09/12/2016

"Writing is like exercise: adopt a sensible training regimen, apply it consistently, and you’ll grow stronger."

Written by Forrest Dylan Bryant, Oct. 7, 2015

07/12/2016

Taking control of your time, space and writing FLOW will help you to reduce, or ideally remove, any unwanted interruptions and distractions to your precious writing time. To do this you must be strict with yourself and exercise discipline in the following areas:
✅ Do not answer the phone during your scheduled writing times,
✅ Do not respond to text messages,
✅ Do not check your email inbox or social media accounts, and
✅ Do not allow any unwanted interruptions or time wasters such as, friends, family and business associates visiting, dropping by or asking for a few minutes of your time.

You may wish to consider creating a Do Not Disturb sign for your door and even create a do not disturb hand signal for anyone who shares the space with you. The benefit being that you can immediately stop the intruder in their tracks without offending them, continue with your train of thought, get down your ideas and then respond when you are ready. I know this may sound a little extreme, however, if you are on a roll or in the FLOW with your writing, the last thing you want to have happen is to be disturbed mid-sentence. I have used this successfully when writing from my home office and also whilst on group writing retreats.

30/11/2016

We're back!!! Feeling over the moon after a full week of book writing, and the result? Two first draft e-books! Now onto the revision and tidy up before editing begins. Stay tuned and we'll let you know when we are ready to launch! Bye to Bali until the next Writer's Retreat 2017. Click on the link in our bio for information on our next Writer's Retreat

30/11/2016

"Whether it’s reports and presentations for the office, that great novel you’d love to write, or the movie you can see in your head that hasn’t made its way to the page yet, you could definitely use some tips on how to improve your writing."

Advice from experts including Stephen King and Steven Pinker