Backlash Press Top Tips: How to Prepare to Write a Book.
This week’s top tip is self-motivated and inspired. From September, I plan to begin writing a new novel. It’s an idea I’ve … Keep Reading
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This week’s top tip is self-motivated and inspired. From September, I plan to begin writing a new novel. It’s an idea I’ve … Keep Reading
On Integrity in Publishing. A response. The majority of the people I’ve published over the years end up becoming friends. I guess … Keep Reading
“Art is not about art. Art is about life. And that sums it up.” – Louise Bourgeois I’m interested in documenting how … Keep Reading
How to Find the Time to Finish Writing Your Book. Firstly, you need to rearrange your idea of time and, probably, writing. … Keep Reading
How to Format a Book of Poetry. I was recently asked this question and thought it might be helpful if I addressed … Keep Reading
An Image for Keeping Faith in Your Creative Endeavour After an Interruption. It is difficult to return to creative work after any … Keep Reading
As an artist, it’s important to connect yourself to a community. Many artists or creatives enjoy doing things alone, but I feel … Keep Reading
Why You Should You Cut Your First Chapter. I know it's daunting but trust me. It takes a while to get into voice and … Keep Reading
Lisa Saffron has written and self-published two novels – Checkpoint in 2008 and The Call of the Triple Spiral. in 2021. She’s written non-fiction books on … Keep Reading
When to Cut a Character? Even if you have finished a draft! … Keep Reading
Backlash Mother is designed to link women as caregivers and creatives. These are two areas that can feel undervalued in modern … Keep Reading
Do I know Enough to Write this Book? (Internal Voice) … Keep Reading
I am 40 this year, a wife, mum of two and undergraduate student at the University of Edinburgh. I have started a … Keep Reading
I’m Sandie, nudging 60, mother, grandmother, wife and slave to our killer cat, Gladys. I live on a narrowboat, currently bobbing up … Keep Reading
When I am writing meditations it helps for me to read them out aloud to myself and see how they feel. … Keep Reading
When a small press editor reads a book submission, they consider the impact the book might have on the world first, then … Keep Reading
I've been dabbling in and out of art all throughout my life whatever I was doing I would always come back to … Keep Reading
The obvious thing is to read, look, listen, but you already know that, so do you want to have some fun? Try … Keep Reading
Painting to me is all about bringing out the deep connection we have with nature. It brings a sense of calmness, peace … Keep Reading
“An artist’s job is to articulate what might otherwise be incoherent.” Nancy Spero My love affair with the artist Nancy Spero is … Keep Reading
Research and write in batches of time if you want to increase your writing diversity and become prolific. This means choose a … Keep Reading
Women Supporting Women // "I am a painter, illustrator, who also writes poetry. My paintings are often based on a response to a … Keep Reading
Realist painter … Keep Reading
Before You Edit Your First Draft… Read. Read. Read. I choose three books to study after completing the first draft. One that’s … Keep Reading
Author, writer, lover, fighter, talker, storyteller … Keep Reading