by leoniehope | Apr 12, 2021 | Fiction, Goals, Imagine, Mindset, Non-fiction, Writing
What if there was a way you could activate your brain to help support your writing? Good news, there is. This week I’ve been studying for my psychology exam. In doing so, I’ve discovered some interesting information about the brain I believe could benefit you in...
by leoniehope | Apr 5, 2021 | Fiction, Writing
Dialogue is a useful writing tool to convey information the reader otherwise wouldn’t have. According to Dan Brown, we use dialogue for “exposition”, “subtext”, “background”, and “character development”. There’re two types of dialogue, internal and external, and each...
by leoniehope | Mar 29, 2021 | Fiction, Imagine, Writing
What if there was a way you could innately understand how your character would react in every situation and show your reader than tell them? A conversation I had with a neighbour about this inspired this post because that’s what backstory does. It allows you to get to...
by leoniehope | Mar 22, 2021 | Imagine, Inspire, Mindset, Writing
What if there was such a thing as a creativity thermostat, a creative zone you’re comfortable working within, like a usual genre or style of writing? I recently listened to a short training call from Peter Sage. In it, he said the number one thing that stops people...
by leoniehope | Mar 15, 2021 | Mindset, Writing
I recently discovered a new type of psychology called ‘Positive Psychology’, while doing some reading for my university course. It’s where they focus and build on your strengths and positive traits and elements of your life rather than trying to fix you. I found an...
by leoniehope | Mar 8, 2021 | Goals, Mindset, Writing
Paulo Coelho tells the story of the fisherman and the businessman, which highlights the difference between being and doing. The fisherman is being himself, happily following his own path. The businessman is always doing, needing more and more to feel successful before...
by leoniehope | Mar 1, 2021 | Fiction, Mindset, Non-fiction, Writing
This week in my writing group, I’ve been editing the chapter on getting started with your writing, ‘Writing Is Like Taking A Road Trip.’ One thing I talk about is writer’s block. Seth Godin would have you believe there’s no such thing. He wrote a blog post about it...
by leoniehope | Feb 22, 2021 | Goals, Inspire, Publishing
Every writer has a favourite writing process stage. Mine is discovering where my ideas go. But that’s only one part of the process. Once the ideas are on the page, it needs editing to refine the words into the book they’ll become. This is where my struggle starts....
by leoniehope | Feb 15, 2021 | Mindset, Publishing, Writing
I was recently speaking to a lady who writes every day and is working on her third book. She’s even gone to the trouble of organising beta readers for each one. That’s great, right? Yes, and no. This lady is playing small by staying hidden. Yes, she’s written the...
