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Finding Creative Focus During Lockdown – The Power Of The Deadline

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Wayne

Finding creative focus during  the Covid-19 lockdown has been tricky for many writers and creatives and I’m no exception. Like many of you, I’m working from home, following all the advice about social distancing and trying to stay motivated and sane in these scary times we’re currently living through. No news is good news ….

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How to know when an idea is ‘THE IDEA’

Posted on November 8, 2018November 13, 2018 by Wayne

As writers and creatives, the problem is rarely ‘I have no ideas’. It’s usually quite the opposite and we get inundated with the damn things. So how do we know which one is ‘THE IDEA’, the one that has the legs, the depth and the originality to be worthy of our valuable time? It’s a…

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When Writing Gets You Down, REWRITE YOUR ATTITUDE

Posted on September 25, 2018September 26, 2018 by Wayne

Today I’m talking about my recent struggle with self-doubt and what you should do when Writing gets you down. It’s been a while since we spoke, hasn’t it? Here we are sprinting toward the end of September and a quick check tells me that my last post was in December (an evergreen post that you…

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How To Keep Writing Over Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2017December 13, 2017 by Wayne

This weekly series of posts follows my writing journey as I prepare to independently release by debut novel, Safe Hands – a Crime story about an aging safe cracker called out of retirement for the sake of his dying wife and a son that hates his guts. It’s set for release in June 2018 and…

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Novel Writing – Back on Track (again)

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Wayne

This is one of my weekly updates on the progress of my debut crime novel, Safe Hands, about an ageing safe cracker forced out of retirement for the sake of his dying wife and a son that hates his guts. In last week’s post I laid out the reasons for my poor writing performance (lack…

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Stuck on your WIP? Skip to the end . . .

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Wayne

Stuck on your WIP? Things getting a little like wading through treacle? My advice? Skip to the end! That’s exactly what I’ve been doing after a long spell of procrastination and self-doubt. http://67.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltslooUuel1r5ceufo1_500.gif Last time I gave you any kind of update, I was still in the honeymoon period of writing my second novel. 25,000…

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No one said it would be easy . . .

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Wayne

This will be a short post as I still intend to do a “Review of the Year/Looking Forward” type piece to kick off January, but yes, I feel I have neglected the Kelly’s Eye blog of late – my last real post being way back in July. July?! I blinked and now I’m staring down…

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15k in May – Final Update

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Wayne

Ok . . . excuse me while I just slap on a fake smile and put some positive spin on this . . .  ahem . . . there we go. That’s better. So, 15k in May is over and the big question on everyone’s lips (ok, just the select few who are interested) is…

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15k in May – Writing Challenge. Week 3 Update

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Wayne

Only a very quick update of where I am in the 15k in May writing challenge – my attempt to add at least another 15,000 words to my WIP by the end of this month. I’ve found this week to be very tough going and have had 3 ZERO days and also a measly 75…

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15k in May – Update for Week 2

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Wayne

I am currently in the midst of the 15k in May Writing Challenge. Despite posting another zero day on Day 9 and a miniscule 177 words on Day 11, I am currently ahead of schedule and am happy to be writing most days. Even though my 15k is only words written on my novel, I…

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