This a fun category filled with articles on how to restart your creativity on those lazy days, increase your productivity and let your imagination go wild.
As I may have said before, I’m the world’s best procrastinator – yes indeed. In fact if there was an Olympic medal for it, I’d be bringing gold home for GB. When I have to do things that bore me, like editing, then I stop and play with design software to reignite my creative flame. …
Every Father’s Day or Christmas or birthday I struggle with what to get the men in my life – they can only have so many socks and ties right? Anyway who wants to buy lame gifts that will stay in the drawer unworn until they are eventually re-gifted or thrown out to make room for …
If you are a long-term reader of Novel Experience you will know that I love visuals of every kind and I love colour. But finding an ongoing sources of images can be expensive. I use Depositphoto* and Envato Market for my paid images but I love to find free images to spice up the articles …
What are you up to this weekend? Lazing around the house? Mowing the grass? Spring cleaning? Why not stretch your brain a little instead with a great, career enhancing, training course. Good idea right? Read on…. Boy have I got a treat for you – as a reader of Novel Experience you have access to …
Authors are always searching for the magic key that unlocks the mystery of marketing. Everyone dreams of becoming the next Dan Brown or James Patterson. I’m a marketer who’s honing my skills as an author but most authors aren’t so lucky, so it’s no surprise that this week’s top two articles are about marketing and marketing …
What a diverse range of writing tips this week. We have articles on how to get the most out of a writing conference, how to build reader loyalty, a new app that shows writers their writing process, how to keep your WIP organised and 100 sources of free images – just a few of the …
I’ve been fumbling and stumbling with my writing over the last few weeks and months. I couldn’t seem to find my way – I knew what I wanted to write, the idea was fully formed and I was excited about it but the flow wasn’t there. I didn’t have writer’s block as such because I …
Well it’s that time of year where everyone feels compelled to buy overly sentimental cards, excessively expensive flowers and beg on bended knee to some supercilious Maitre de for a booking in their loved ones favourite restaurant – all in the name of romance. I sound jaded, I know, yet actually I’m a very romantic …
It’s been a busy week seeing the New Year in with my house packed to the gunnels with friends and family. With 6 teenage children running wild with excitement, at times I thought my house may collapse – it didn’t and we had a fine time. So first of all I’d like to wish you …
Kick Off The New Year With A Resolution You Can Keep There is possibly nothing better than learning new skills – it opens your mind, inspires you and improves your creativity. So why not set your new year resolution to take a path to self-improvement, and let’s face it you are more likely to stick …