How To Become A Writer: Step One

As a writer, one of the questions I get asked often is this: “How does someone become a writer?” And it feels like a loaded question, although it really isn’t. The answer is quite simple. To become a writer, one must simply… Wait for it… Write. That’s it. That’s all someone needs to do to…

Trinity College Library

The Importance of Reviews

It looks like I’m getting better at keeping this blog updated, and I am trying. Today, I want to talk about something that I’m sure I’ve mentioned previously, probably a lot: the importance of reviews, particularly to authors like me, although I’m sure they’re also still important even to authors like Neil Gaiman. First, for an…

Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman’s Rules of Writing

Anyone who’s approached me and asked me about writing usually results in me saying that the most important rule in writing is the simplest: 1. Write. That’s taken from Neil Gaiman’s rules of writing, which I have on a poster and hung above my main writing nook in my house. This is probably the best…