Esther Chilton
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Fancy Fonts If you’re writing for yourself, it’s fine to use different fonts, bold and/or coloured text but if you’re sending work to an editor, keep it plain. Editors can be put off by fonts they can’t read or big blocks of bold text. Times New Roman or Arial is preferable and a font size…
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A lot of you enjoyed my tongue-in-cheek poem, ‘Things I’d Love An Editor To Say‘, so I thought I’d work on another. Hope you like it: A Writer’s Craft Where is the best place to sit and write? Out in the sunshine, with glorious views in sight, Or stuck inside, computer to hand,…
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I’ve been working on a commissioned article for a cat magazine this week. It’s involved quite a lot of research, which I always love doing. Though, with research, it’s important not to get carried away and to spend too long sifting through facts, figures and points of interest. Otherwise that article won’t ever get written…
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Here’s a lesson in cause and effect:
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Here’s my Monday motivator for you. It’s a great way of looking at the world:
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Say yes to rejection! The word of the week on my blog has been ‘rejection’ and how it’s something we all have to cope with if we want to be successful writers. My tip for you, and something which I’ve put into practice over the years, is for each rejection you get, set it aside…
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Yesterday, I wrote about receiving a rejection and how rejection is something we have to accept as writers. I don’t know of any writer, whether he/she’s famous or not, who hasn’t had a piece of work rejected. Though, it doesn’t hurt to dream: Things I’d Love an Editor to Say Please, please won’t…
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Here’s some little known facts about prisoners of war:
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Mondays often come around far too quickly and it can be difficult to get going. Here’s a helping hand to inspire you, make you laugh and think ‘Perhaps it’s not so bad after all’:
Esther Chilton 