Symbolism is the use of words or images to represent specific ideas or characters in stories. We can use symbols to communicate an overall theme of what you are trying to convey in the story or small gestures that can help a writer give meaning to a character or place within a story. I don't... Continue Reading →
Writing can often be a solitary profession, for most writers this can be an enjoyable part of the process; to get to spend hours a day in your own head, allowing your weird thoughts to take shape. But still, once you have published a book you now have to find readers and meet publishers to... Continue Reading →
"There is nothing to writing, all you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Hernest Hemingway. One of the hardest parts of writing is not being able to see any form of progress. You can write and edit and re-edit for years and never feel like you are making any real headway.... Continue Reading →
One of the main stumbling blocks to becoming a published author is not skill or desire but time. Robin Sharma‘s popular book, The 5am Club explores how people in any field of study or work could elevate their morning routine in order to give them more time. It may seem simple, just wake up at... Continue Reading →
Neil Gaiman is an imaginative and creative English writer. He has written stories for adults and children, comic books and TV programmes. Examples of his work you may have read or watched are, The Sandman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Coraline and Good Omens with Terry Pratchet. Life is always going to... Continue Reading →
When writing a personal narrative for a character, sensory details give a reader a rich experience of that character's perspective. The five senses are sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. Incorporating the use of each of these senses helps the writer build up a picture of their world. After breaking my nose at seven years... Continue Reading →
A.J FitzRoy 