Pep & Prompt #12: Toot Your Writing Horn
Where does your writing sit in the larger context of you and the world? Big questions! Come find out…
Get in the writing ZONE
Lol. The zone. That motherfucker. I mean, has anyone actually ever BEEN there? Is it on a map, somewhere? Do you need a secret password? <whispers> Is it even real? Well, no. And at the same time, yes? Maybe? It depends. No, there is no such thing as a muse who randomly descends to imbue […]
Writing Lessons From Groundhog Day
Well hey there. Who’s ready for some tough talk about how setting yourself up for failure can be one of the most helpful approaches to writing? Yes! Failure! One of the most useful experiences an artist can ever have. We talk about fear of failure a lot at WHQ, and why you have to feel the […]
How to Write in 30 Second Bursts
No time, no motivation, no muse, no brain, no writing, blahhhhh mehhhh ughhhh etc. Fuck that. None of us have time. Motivation is self-propellant. The muse is a slippery bitch. And your brain is actually much better at getting on with shit than you give it credit for. So. Reverse psychology yourself. Restrict your writing […]
Get Excited About Your Writing Again
Look, we get it. This writing thing can be exhausting, right? Forging through a first draft can often feel a bit like wading through treacle. Editing the living heck out of a piece of writing you’ve been staring at for twelvety-thousand years can make you want to gouge your face off with a spoon. Attempting […]
Prioritise Your Writing
If you only do one bit of writing this week, make it this.
6 Reasons Why Milton Keynes Is The Place To Be For Writers
MMMMmm. Kayyyyyyy. Writers’ HQ is coming at ya. Here are 6 reasons why being a writer in Milton Keynes is the absolute best: 1. Our baby’s growing up Compared to the other retreat cities, Milton Keynes is a mere babe in arms: the centre only dates from the 1960s and we just gained city status […]
Want To Keep Writing? Be More Duck
Think you’re on the floor? Think again motherflipper. Keep arting the duck way and everything will be fine. FINE.
Just fuck it: how giving up can get it done
How To Feed And Keep A Muse: It isn’t easy. Nobody has ever done it consistently. Those who try hardest, scare it off into the woods. Those who turn their backs and saunter along, whistling softly between their teeth, hear it treading quietly behind them, lured by a carefully acquired disdain. Ray Bradbury, Zen in […]
5 Tips for First Draft Triumph
You have an idea. Brilliant! Ideas are where it all begins. You then contemplate the possibilities that this fricking fantabulous idea could offer you. You might write a bestselling novel, become a blogging sensation, or the world’s most notable expert on thirteenth century episcopal stockings (It’s a thing). Then, after all this daydreaming, you painstakingly […]
