Here’s something most people will tell you about being creative – it can be fun, rewarding and exciting. Here’s something they probably won’t tell you about being creative – it can also be frustrating, stressful and tiring. I’m going to assume that – since you’re reading this blog – you’re a creative person and can …
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If writers share a single fear, it’s the Bibliotrice; a vast, word-eating chicken-monster that consumes nearly finished books with a ceaseless, demonic hunger. If they share a second fear, it’s having their work stolen. Rare occurrence though it is, plagiarism of this type can happen, and it makes sense to know what you should do in …
You know that famous phrase, ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’? How about, ‘fake it ‘til you make it’? And what about, ‘to the left, to the left, everything you own in a box to the left’? Okay, that last one is totally irrelevant to this article, but still a stone-cold classic from Beyoncé’s …
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So you’ve prepared your synopsis, written an amazing pitch, and received an offer of representation from an agent! (Or you’re just planning for the day when that’s true.) Congratulations – this is the stage many authors dream of, and you should feel incredibly proud. Because it takes so much work to receive an offer, there’s …
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