Month: April 2020

As both a new blogger or experienced, there are ways to increase your readers. More reader means more revenue, this is true whether you are writing your blog or on Medium. There are simple techniques you can use to increase your appeal to readers. via 15 Easy Ways to Get A Viral Post — Writer, Author, Blogger

For the last six months, I have tried to write at least five times a week. There was a point when I tried to publish twice a day. Ironically this was the advice of someone who later stole my work. Not a reliable source of advice at all. From that moment on I carried on… Continue reading How to Capture Ideas for Writing. — Writer, Author, Blogger

The reason that I enjoy being part of the writing community is the lack of trolling. Sure there are trolls, but statistically, these are few and far between. I may have been lucky in my writing, but I find that I rarely get negative responses from people. Writers seem to have a respect for each… Continue reading How to Deal With Negative Criticism of Your Work — Writer, Author, Blogger

I haven’t written for a week. Do I have writers’ block? No, I don’t, I have a lack of concentration and motivation. It appears from talking to other writers I am not alone in this. Many writers have told me they are also struggling to write. To say I haven’t written anything isn’t entirely true.… Continue reading 5 Tips to Help You Write During Isolation — Writer, Author, Blogger

The 1920s, glamorised and celebrated in books and films, seems like an anomaly in history. With such vivid iconography, it’s a struggle to remember anything about the decade other than flappers, Gatsby, art deco, and jazz. It feels entirely separate from the rest of the early twentieth century and its two world wars. But, saying […]… Continue reading Will History Repeat Itself? Looking Back at the 1920s to Predict What’s in Store in the 2020s — Writer’s Block Magazine

Climate change is a big deal. I try my best: recycling, avoiding single-use plastic, not eating meat. Such small changes help to clear the conscience but don’t infringe on my day to day life. But, if you asked me to stop flying, to never drive a car, or to consider not having children on the […]… Continue reading If Climate Change Means the End of the World, Why Am I Not Scared? — Writer’s Block Magazine

With all that is going on in the world right now, I believe that poetry is more important than ever, and I have been lucky enough to read some incredibly powerful and necessary poems in the last few weeks. And yet poetry seems to be as misunderstood as it ever was. The first question that […]… Continue reading But What Does the Poem Mean? — Writer’s Block Magazine