Method behind our madness (or so we hope)
Ever been told your imagination is too wild? Are you constantly falling victim to daydreaming? Have you ever held a ten minute conversation with yourself? If yes, DO NOT panic! Our minds are weird and wonderful tools, engineered to do some truly fascinating things and you, my friend, are not crazy. You are simply a writer (whether you know it yet or not). Congratulations and welcome to the club! Ok...so there is no club, not really but you are most certainly not alone and I’d like to talk you through one thing I think is vital to every aspiring author, either currently writing or thinking about writing. Of course, there is no right or wrong way to go about creating your story and you can take what I say with a pinch of salt. After all, I am not a professional and have yet to take the book industry by storm. Key word being “yet”. Your time will come and so will mine, which brings me nicely on to today's topic. SELF BELIEF. If you don’t believe in your work, no...