Did you know that the act of reading is a collaborative act? When I write a story, I’m writing a journey. I’m laying down the paving slabs, planting the trees, building the houses. I’m colouring the sky. Making it rain. But it’s the reader that walks this path. It’s the reader who steps into the…
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7 top tips – how to find your unique writing voice
When setting out on your writing journey, one of the key essential ways to create unique and memorable stories is to find your own writing voice.
But what does ‘writing voice’ really mean, and how can you find yours?
My words for 2025
Happy New Year, everyone! 2024 was a mixed bag (feel free to read my honest review of 2024 and it’s ups and many downs here). 2025 is as yet a bit of a question mark. BUT, I do have plans. Big plans. The current ‘WIP’ This is my Sea Book, the one I’ve been teasing…
An honest review of 2024
The ups and downs of my 2024.
The Gabriela Houston Project
I’ve been on The Gabriela Houston Project!
The World Literature Podcast
I’ve been on The World Literature Podcast, talking about all the shades and shadows inside MOTHTOWN🦋🦋🦋 Watch >> https://lnkd.in/eP3XhU-V Listen >> https://lnkd.in/e6MNjmtt Please listen in, and consider buying a copy! C.x
Journal #27 – Have a cuppa with me
It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? I’ve been working. Writing. Editing. Planning. Mothering. Caring. Cleaning. Tidying. Organising. And living. Trying my best to. I’ve become one of those incredibly stretched people, pasted thin on the walls of their lives. Every wall. Top and bottom. But it’s all so important. All of it. Telling stories….
WorldCon 2024 Schedule
The WorldCon 2024 programme has been finalised and I can share my schedule! Considering this is the biggest Science Fiction Conference in the world and there are authors participating from EVERYWHERE, it’s truly an honour to be involved. I’ll be appearing on the following hybrid panels – so you can attend in person or online!…
What is a commonplace book?
What is a commonplace book? A commonplace book is a place to record, keep, and organise all the things you love from everything and everywhere you go. This could include quotes, stories, ideas, recipes, menus, sketches, doodles, diagrams… In fact, anything that inspires you. It’s a place for knowledge-making, and can help you to process,…
How to get a literary agent: Ed Wilson Q&A
Wondering how to seek representation for your book? Find out what literary agent Ed Wilson had to say about submissions and how likely writers are to be taken on.
Caroline Hardaker Author 