Writing

Writing Conference Notes: Part 3 – Non-Traditional Publishing

15/06/201526/06/2020 Jessica Davidson

We end my Newcastle Writing Conference notes with the afternoon sessions. After lunch there were more workshop choices: meet another agent with Jo Unwin, developing your online presence, postgraduate writing courses, and non-traditional publishing routes. I went for the latter because I thought it might be interesting and I wasn’t disappointed. Who needs a publisher… Continue reading Writing Conference Notes: Part 3 – Non-Traditional Publishing

Writing

Writing Advice from Meg Rosoff

04/06/201526/06/2020 Jessica Davidson4 Comments

This weekend I’ll be going to the Newcastle Writing Conference which is about DIY. No, I won’t be learning how to grout! The conference covers all aspects of digital publishing, such as self-publishing, crowdfunding, social media, blogging, and more. There are various industry-types who’ll be sharing their wisdom, and lots of others writers. I’m particularly… Continue reading Writing Advice from Meg Rosoff

The Creative Process: Choosing the right idea

12/01/201526/06/2020 Jessica Davidson

CHOOSING is the second stage of the creative process and it starts with a question: what do I write? Inspiration has struck and you’re buzzing with ideas. Now you must choose between them. Choosing is unavoidable if you want to create. In fact, choosing is unavoidable if you want to live. But choosing is hard… Continue reading The Creative Process: Choosing the right idea

Publishing · Writing

How to Deal with Rejection

02/12/201426/06/2020 Jessica Davidson3 Comments

Writers hate rejection. So does everybody else, but writers and other creative souls will experience more than their share of the dreaded scourge. There aren’t many other occupations that have to deal with such high levels of criticism and sheer indifference. There are many ways to deal with rejection. Getting drunk and gorging yourself on… Continue reading How to Deal with Rejection

Publishing · Writing

How to Write a Synopsis

28/11/201426/06/2020 Jessica Davidson2 Comments

Writing a synopsis is one of my least favourite activities and I’ll do almost anything to avoid it. But a well written synopsis is essential if you want to sell the book you’ve been working on for months/years. A synopsis is the sales pitch for your novel and it’s designed to entice an agent or… Continue reading How to Write a Synopsis

Publishing · Writing

Myths About Writing

28/10/201326/06/2020 Jessica Davidson9 Comments

People have strange ideas about writing. Some of those people are writers. You can understand non-writers being baffled by the whole writing thing: the alchemy of transforming words into a world that transports the reader. From the outside it seems like magic. You open a book and begin to read: the ordinary world fades and into your… Continue reading Myths About Writing