Authors Electric

As writers we picture ourselves sitting at a computer keyboard or with a pen in our hands. The writing flows from our pens effortlessly and every word is a gem or a nugget of gold. Our Magnus opus is ready before we know it and good to go after the first draft. Then we open our eyes and reality thumps us right between those very same baby blues. Whilst there are times when writing seems flawless and words drip from our pens, there are often times when it feels more like a battle. Our words are dragged out screaming like a baby from the womb. Who can identify with this? I can bet you've got your hand up as you read. if not, I'm delighted for you, and please share your tips on how to achieve this, in the comments below. Seriously, I mean it. In the past I have written blogs on what to do when this happens. You can check the previous one out here  These are fabulous tips on how to get going, and I stand by them. They will help you no end. However, sometimes your brain ...

I am writing this post as the new year begins. By the time you read it 2017 will have crossed 16 days off the calendar, and Christmas will be long over. However, hands up those who got an adult colouring book for Christmas? I've got both hands up as I got both a colouring book and a pack of pens. I will admit I have grabbed the adult colouring craze with both hands and sprinted with it. As have many others it would seem. This has got me thinking about these books and why they are so popular. My research started on Amazon where I typed Adult Colouring Books in the search bar. This gave me 37,962 books to choose from. I kid you not. I was stunned, knowing it was popular but not that popular. That's a lot of books to choose from. It then got me thinking about different genres of colouring books. The one I had for Christmas was a daily devotional so I started with Christian. That gave me 501 books, with devotionals being 95 of these. A quick look at my genre of crime gave...