Part of writing is knowing when to stop. At all stages of the process. I wrote my heart out in 2017, and I edited with all of my soul in 2018, but in 2019 I’ve had to face up to the fact I may have reached the end of the line with my fantasy novel … Continue reading Knowing When to Quit: Mental Health Awareness Week
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Meet the Blogger
Hello there! I’ve done a lot of ‘issue’ posts of late and gained a few of you lovely folks but I realise I’ve never done a proper introduction. So, who the bloody hell am I? The Dull Stuff: My name’s Rebecca (Becky, Becca, B). I’m 26 (birthday’s in July. Start saving up for presents…😝). I’m … Continue reading Meet the Blogger
Battling Dragons and Climbing Mountains
When I was trying to come up with something to write about today I couldn’t think of a damn thing. After a lot of mental straining the only word that came to mind was helpless because that’s how I’ve spent a long time feeling. Helpless is how I would describe my mood today. I did … Continue reading Battling Dragons and Climbing Mountains
The Importance of Talking About Rejection
Advice threads have become a pretty common place thing over on the ol’ Twitter space and one I keep reading is to NEVER talk about rejection. Not anywhere. Not ever. Apparently we all have to pretend we're gravy even when we feel like sprouts. Talking about rejection only guarantees more rejection because companies don’t want … Continue reading The Importance of Talking About Rejection
My Best Bits of 2018
At the end of the year I have the tendency to focus on what I haven’t achieved. There will inevitably be a few days where I feel down and locked into thinking about what didn’t go right this year. On paper I’ve gone back several places in 2018 and it kinda sucks when it comes … Continue reading My Best Bits of 2018
Tips for Handling Rejection (From One Reject to Another)
Now, I’m not just talking about writing here. I’m talking about all rejections—because at this point I consider myself something of an expert. In fact, I have enough rejections to paper all the walls of the house I’ll never afford. And it sucks. I’m not going to sit here and pretend it’s all roses—that each … Continue reading Tips for Handling Rejection (From One Reject to Another)
