Characters are a reflection of life – have fun with it!

Characters develop as you write

Writing is about realising dreams – my dream of being a writer, my dream world, and also the dreams of who I wish to be, reflected through characters.

One of the joys of being a writer is being able to be the person you always wanted to be through your characters. You can create someone […]

Best bits from the writer’s journey this week

Best bits of the week

Doing a daily blog is fun but by it flies by and at the end of the week I am ready for a recap.

Aren’t you?

So here are some of the best bits from my recent musings on the writer’s journey.

Faith and fear at the start of the week

My first couple of […]

This close to “Sorry, no. I’m busy,” on the opportunity of my life

LEss than 1cm - how close I came to missing the opportunity

When opportunity comes knocking, will you be in? It is a trite question, I know, because, of course, if a golden opportunity comes your way, of course you are going to grab it. Why wouldn’t you?

But how can you tell if it is a ‘golden opportunity’?

That is the killer question I want to […]

Results as a writer are a matter of discipline

Master as a writer takes discipline

Like any other skill, writing is about 10% talent and 90% discipline. It would be very easy for me to claim that Age of Oppression is taking a long time because of demands of work. I could give a dozen excuses about life challenges and the weather and other people getting in the way. I […]

Overcoming obstacles and three little words…

Image showing an obstacle

Every writer suffers obstacles on their journey. I overcame mine as a result of two brilliant questions. The most amazing thing about them is that came almost exactly 12 months apart and, as a combination, they changed EVERYTHING.

Some people who are reading this may have heard this story before. I make no apology for […]

The essential item in a writer’s toolkit

Essential item in my toolkit...

What’s in your toolkit? When you run down the list of all those items a writer needs, what springs to mind?

Pens? Paper? Laptop? Writing software?

All good things. But there is one that, to me stands out about all others.

Living the dream

I’ve always wanted to be a writer but for a very […]

Every author’s greatest fear

The Scream painting - terrified writer

You want to be an author. You have been working at it to build your skills and feel it is time to make a start on your journey. But there is something standing in your way. Want to have a guess what that is, in 99% of cases?

Fear!

There is no getting away from […]

From hobbyist to pro – the writer’s journey

The journey to become a writer is a strange one. In particular you have to be a writer first – and only then can you do it for a living.

That doesn’t mean you need to have had 10 best-sellers before you can call yourself a writer or anything like that. (Mind you, I was […]

Start as you mean to go on…

I started a 30 day blogging challenge today. I signed up at the weekend because I was curious and because I wanted to get back into the groove of blogging here on my Bremmand Chronicles site. And because, whoever we are, there is always something new to learn.

I’ve been in London today, at a […]

Plot Twists!

A while ago, someone posted one of those inspirational quotes on Facebook which seemed amazing appropriate for me.

“When something goes wrong in your life, just yell, Plot Twist and move on.”

You’ve got to love it, haven’t you? The idea of life being a story isn’t an uncommon one, but putting any […]