Tag: caroline Hardaker poet

The Death of the Author and the Rise of the Reader

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…

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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….

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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!…

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How to plan a novel in Microsoft Excel

Trying to write a novel but don’t know where to start? Want to plan your novel in a format that’s accessible and affordable but lack the specialist writing software, like Scrivener or FocusWriter? There’s a way of planning your novel and keeping your notes together that can be tailored to you, and it’s probably already…

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Granite Noir 2024: Unsettling, Unnerving, Sublime

This week, I’m winging my way to Aberdeen to take part in a panel at Granite Noir 2024. Exploring the ‘Unsettling, Unnerving, [and] Sublime’, we’ll be talking bodies, weirdness, and the dark, twisty things at the heart of creepy storytelling. Here’s the event description: Three writers whose books leave you with that brilliant creeped out…

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