Nothing. Hah! Wouldn’t it be great if I could say that? Like with every other profession, writing has its downsides. But each writer’s opinion is different and here I’m going to write about what I find are the hardest things about being a writer. Finding the time I’ve written about this in the past and I know that a lot… Read More
Writing isn’t an easy process – ask any author. It’s not all sitting around ruminating in our pyjamas, tea in hand, Enya in the background. Most days I barely have 10 minutes to spend finishing my novel. Life gets in the way. That’s just the reality of it. But we write anyway because it is what we love to do…. Read More
How I research my books Research is such an important part of the whole book writing process. But why do any research at all? I mean, if you’re writing fiction, why not just make everything up? That’s a totally legitimate question. But think about it. You want to make your readers believe your story as much as possible. You want… Read More
Happy new year everyone! I hope your year is going well so far. Mine is already filling up with new projects, which is always a good thing. Last year, I had the opportunity to talk with students and answered some of their questions about writing. Since we ran out of time, I thought I would answer their questions on… Read More
There are several reasons why your manuscript was rejected by the publisher you pitched it to. None of these reasons is personal. In my years of pitching to publishers before getting published, I’ve accumulated probably almost a hundred rejection letters. You’d think I would have given up by now, buried myself under the pile of ‘no thanks’ I’ve gotten (thankfully… Read More
I recently did a Q&A with The Media Chatter, a Facebook page helping students of journalism and mass communication. Here is the full post. ::::: For our Q&A today, we have Kristyn Maslog-Levis, the founder of The Media Chatter. Kristyn has over 14 years experience in the industry as TV, radio, print and online journalist. She was a TV reporter… Read More