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If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that I became a full time writer on 1 st January this year. It was terrifying and wonderful all at once. The minute I did it, my biggest client had an internal change around and stopped sending me work. “Never fear!” said I, looking for new and creative ways to encourage a few pennies to roll into my account. “I shall diversify!” Ten and a half months since I took my leap, I’ve got a whole new selection of writing services to offer. I critique and polish other writers’ MSs. I give informal one to one workshops on marketing and social media (more formal workshops planned for next year). I have booked myself into craft fairs and events all over Suffolk, beginning in Kesgrave in March where I learned that people don’t necessarily realise that the person selling the books is the one that wrote them and ending with a mini Christmas market in my own village on 17 th December. Since I started, I’ve sold 126 books, added to my following on all t...

Often when writers get together talk turns to two things; 1. I can’t seem to get motivated 2. I can’t find time to write When someone says this, I know exactly how they feel. This thing called life always seems to get in the way. Also, most writers have at least a first degree, or maybe even a PhD in procrastination. A writers house is never cleaner than when there is a fast approaching deadline. So how do we overcome this and settle down to some actual writing. First let us consider this: ‘If you always do what you’ve always done,  you’ll always get what you’ve always got.’ Henry Ford Something has to change to help us to move forward. There are several ways we can do this. 1. Mindset matters - the way your brain thinks is going to happen is what will happen 2. It’s time to change your mind - tell yourself you can. You’ve nothing to lose and everything to gain 3. Do 5 minutes of free writing before you start writing for the day. This can be on any topic ...