#123: Writer’s Mind, Beginner’s Mind

Hello Story Nurse,I want to write a novel. But I'm stuck. I have previously published non-fiction work in thesis, publication, monograph and script format. To me this kind of writing is, if not easy, intuitive. Pitching what I'm writing to the right audience is my particular strength. I've written for experts in my field and …

#82: Getting Bored of Your Own Writing Voice

Voice is a skill to be developed, like any other writing skill. Give yourself permission to stretch it and challenge it and expand it and enhance it.

#58: What Telling and Showing Really Mean

Today is the fifth Tuesday of the month, which means that my answer to this heartfelt letter is available exclusively to my Patreon patrons.

#33: Balancing Commercial and Artistic Demands

The question underneath your question is: "Am I allowed as a commercial writer to do the thing I want to do as an artist?"

#24: Semicolon Surgery

I love semicolons; they're great. The issue is what you're doing with language and content that leads to the use of so many of them.

#10: Finding Your Story’s Voice

Books often change quite a lot as you're writing them and the book you've written may require a somewhat different protagonist than was called for in your original outline.