But for those of us who suffer from the I’d rather sit on the couch than get up and switch on my computer syndrome from time to time, even if you’d really quite like to write, and feel guilty if you don’t… this is for you, my friend!…
As children’s writers, we need to know our target readers’ interests, likes and dislikes, fears, hopes and dreams, so we can make sure our stories are relevant for them…
Children have vivid imaginations, and pick up on the worries and fears around them as they hear the news, listen to conversations, see frightening images…
Here are some of the signs you are suffering from Imposter Syndrome: you feel you’re not good enough, can’t do it, don’t belong there, shouldn’t be there… you feel a fraud, and that people will judge you. In your head you hear people saying, Who is he to be doing that? Who does she
I’m guessing that many of you won’t have time to work on your novel over the next few days… but here are a couple of fun, quick writing exercises for you to do when you have half an hour to spare. Perhaps when Grandad…