Though a spiderwort by any other name would indeed smell lovely, there’s every chance that nobody would give it the time of day because of it’s hideous name. Which brings me to my talking point today: Names. Not only are character names important, but place names and book titles too. The best names are the kind that hold subtle double-meanings or inspire associations that relate to characteristics, personalities or plot elements of the book, person or place.
Tag: author insights
Recognising Your Writing Process
Most authors, at least in my experience, have a writing process of one form or another. Some people insist that they can’t write unless they’re in a certain mood, others feel most comfortable writing for set hours in the day. Personally, for me to get any writing done, I have to abide by a very strict set of rules. These mostly involve setting up my surroundings to encourage a creative mind-space (and usually sitting up in bed against a gargantuan stack of pillows).
Fishing in the Think Tank
We all know that lightning-bolt feeling when suddenly inspiration strikes and ideas flow from pencil to page like your hand is on fire, but what is there to be done on those days when your mind feels like a pool of sludge and dredging it for ideas is like drawing blood from a stone? This will be the first post in my ‘author insights’ series, where I share my personal experiences as a writer in the hopes that some of it may be useful to someone.
C.S.Bilsborrow 