by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings I find characters memorable when they have a certain something that stays with me when they’re gone. That doesn’t mean they’ve got the stereotypical chiseled jaw and swept …
The Things You Can Collect to Help Your Writing!
by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings Human beings are collectors, almost by nature. It’s almost as if we are capturing parts of our own story through keeping reminders of them. What do you collect? …
Four Ways Writers Can Think Visually
by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings We are visual creatures. We always have been – at the start of my academic teaching career back in 2000 the statistic that was constantly bandied around was …
What is Your “New Normal” as a Writer?
by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings I’m constantly hearing the phrase “new normal” being bandied around the media. Once we go back to normal, what will the “new normal” even look like? It almost …
Self-Isolation for Writers – What to Do Beyond “Just Write Another Book”
by David Rawlings, @DavidJRawlings Time can sometimes feel like an enemy to a writer – you’re on deadline to finish, that proposal to Agent X was sent six weeks ago and you …