Dyslexia Is a Writer s Superpower (With Help)
Author PJ Manney shares how dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia should not be viewed as impediments to becoming a writer. Rather, they should be viewed as writing superpowers, especially when paired with certain technologies.
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May 13, 2021
When I was growing up, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia were seen as deficits, tragic disabilities that limited professions and possibilities, if they were diagnosed at all. I have all three: dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, as well as late-discovered ADHD. Regardless of being gifted and going to college at 16, every teacher s recommendation and psychometric test said that whatever I chose to be, I could never be a writer or anything to do with the writing profession.
How to Inhabit the Character You Write About
One key to engaging your reader is to give them a character they love to read about. Author Diana Souhami gives her top tips for making this happen.
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May 4, 2021
As a writer, I spend most of my life with people who are dead. How sad is that? Deeply perverse. I am in the resurrection business. I relate obsessively to people who aren’t there, more so than to the living. I read their diaries and love letters, pore over photographs, prowl round their houses, get all such information as I can from those who knew them for real.
5 Tips to Work Through Procrastination
Have you caught yourself doing anything other than sitting down to write? Procrastination and writer s block happen to every writer. Let author Clare Whitfield give you tips on how to overcome and get back to writing.
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May 3, 2021
The only reason my oven has EVER been cleaned is when there is a looming writing deadline hurtling towards me like a ten-tonne truck. Rather than make things easier for myself by sitting down and getting with it, I clean out my sock drawer or rediscover a box of old photographs.
Last year, when I was struggling with my second novel, promoting the first and starting a new full-time day job in a matter of days, I decided that was a great time to trace my family tree. Three days later, I had discovered the man I thought was my grandfather, wasn’t. The real one was a Canadian soldier stationed in England during WW2. It caused a rather large ripple effect across three continents and didn’t help with novels
Writing for the Time Impoverished: How to Structure Your Writing to Make Sure You Finish Your Novel
What separates professional writers from amateurs? Author Matthew Harffy has the answer, and tips for ensuring that you make your publication dreams a reality.
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Joseph Epstein wrote in
The New York Times in 2002 that “81 percent of Americans feel they have a book in them and that they should write it.” He then urged people not “to write that book . Keep it inside you, where it belongs.”
Setting aside Epstein’s advice, it is obvious that far fewer than 81 percent of the population actually become published.
8 Tips to Build Your Supportive Writing Network
Writing can be a solitary activity . but it doesn t have to be. Let author Gale Massey give you some tips for building a supportive writing network.
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Apr 14, 2021
Writing is often a lonely activity and the support of a nurturing network can make the difference in how well and how long you persist. A writer needs connections at every level, from beginning writers to booksellers to experts in the industry. To achieve this goal, here are eight tips for creating this network. And always frame your approach to others with this timeless quote from Maya Angelou: “People won’t remember what you said to them, they will remember how you made them feel.”