Using a diary to process your reading
Writing can be a lonely business. By starting a diary, you will create a kind of companion at your desk and a record of the writing process.
Beating pandemic procrastination
Are you failing to progress with your writing? This enhanced freewriting technique can help you get back on track.
Developing a critical mindset
Developing a critical mindset involves drawing on qualities including confidence, motivation, curiosity and effort.
Managing uncertainty in the creative process
Exploring their research question in a supportive environment helps early-stage researchers to manage the uncertainty of their topic.
How to read more effectively
Engage with your reading more deeply by using this 40-minute read-think-write method. It will save you time too.
How to write in short stints
Keep a notebook with you at all times to jot down ideas for your next writing stint.
Where’s the conflict?
Identifying opposing elements in your work can expose underlying conflicts and reveal potential themes.
Finding the nugget of gold
Anna Barker I recently wrote a story for a collection I’m working on at the moment. It was going well — so well, in fact, that the short story grew and became a novella. I got to around 22,000 words,…
