So, you wanna be a writer, huh? Me too. Wait, you have a full time job? Me too! It’s hard, right? Balancing that nine to five with the ever...
11 Tips for Balancing Your Writing with Your Full-Time Job
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Download Your Copy of Writing Myths!
Can you really make a living with your writing? Do traditionally published authors have to market their own books? Will reading other people's books...
Finding Time to Write, Whatever Your Lifestyle
This is a guest post by Ricardo Elisiário. If you’re often caught inside boring rooms doing work that doesn't exactly relate to the craft of...
7 Jobs for Creative Writing Graduates
When I was coming up to graduating from my BA in Creative Writing, I received no guidance from the uni or anyone else about what to do next. Frankly, no one knew what to do with me. I was only cut out for sitting in a darkened room with a typewriter on my own with no money for the rest of my life…right?
Wrong.
Why I’m Taking a Step Back From Blogging
It’s been eighteen months since I started blogging weekly. Since then, The Writer's Cookbook has grown in ways I never expected. But other areas...
How to Stop Overthinking Your Writing
Overthinking is one of the biggest things that holds writers of all levels back. Yep, even seasoned writers overthink new ideas. Especially if it’s...
How Your Mental Health Can Affect Your Productivity Levels (And What to do About it)
Mental health is always a hard topic. We think it’s getting easier, but I see it more as a one step forwards, two step back kind of thing. Recently...
How to Finish Writing a Book
So you've spent months---maybe years---obsessing over your characters. The colour of their eyes. The way they eat, speak, sleep. But you're still no...
52 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers
When it comes to new year's resolutions, most people tend to make them vague or difficult to control. They go for something like 'I'll sell 1000...
Lessons From Self-Publishing: How Publishing 4 Books Has Changed Me
In April 2016, I sat on the grey fabric sofa of our living room, my hands shaking. Boyfriend sat on the arm of the sofa beside me, waiting. I hit...