Writing Tip – Tell People About Your Writing
I used to keep my writing very secret, it was a private passion I didn’t want to boast about. I …
Author Archives: Ruth Ellen Parlour
Writing Tip – Keep a Diary
I’ve kept diaries on and off during my life and I wish there was more on than off. I have …
Writing Tip – Ideas
We had a family viewing of the film version of Going Postal (adapted from the Terry Pratchet book) It’s basically about …
Graduation and Self Education
I know this isn’t writing related but it’s an event I’m proud of and want to share. I got my …
Why I Write Fiction
I was asked, when writing a query, to say why I write and why that subject. In a bid to …
Writing from an Early Age
Writing is the one thing that I’ve wanted to do since being small, and I have the proof. I had …
The Worst Thing to Happen to Stories
I don’t normally listen to Radio 4, but I caught an interesting feature that made me sit up and listen. …
Writing Tip – Reinventing Genre Conventions
When you’re writing your novel, obviously it needs a genre and you need to know about that genre. I recently …
Would you still Write if no one will Read it?
I am subscribed to receive writing tips from favourite writer, Holly Lisle. In one of her tips she says: ‘If you …
Writers Need to Read
I think some of us writers are guilty of not reading enough. I know sometimes I get wrapped up in …