Writing process

Tuning into the Ideas Channel

The eternal war between this world and the one in your mind begins the moment you decide to be a creative writer. You have an idea which draws your attention, something which keeps you awake at night, which your mind turns to at any idle moment. Or sometimes when you really should be thinking about […]

Where do ideas come from?

A tricky question. I don’t believe there is any one place where ideas are made, like some vast creativity factory churning them out then shipping them across the ether to eagerly awaiting minds. Ideas come from many places, and at many times. I recently saw the excellent BBC2 series Wonders of The Solar System and […]

… And then there were words

All creative writers go through this genesis, of creating something from nothing. But it is never quite nothing. We give birth to ideas, stories and characters from the primordial heavens, inspired by memories, experiences, moments where our attention is drawn to something different from the norm. Sometimes these things are the unimportant detritus of life, things […]