David RichardsonApr 43 minGetting the Writing BugA Masterclass with M G Leonard It was great last week to hear about M G Leonard’s writing career when she was in conversation with the...
David RichardsonAug 2, 20213 minWriters – How to Enjoy Your Summer Break and Still Work – Three Great TipsIt’s August, the kids are off school, the sun is out (hopefully) and you’re struggling to find the time and the motivation to write. Here...
David RichardsonJun 9, 20213 minSolar Eclipse – A Lesson for WritersTomorrow’s partial solar eclipse – where part of the sun’s visible disc becomes unseeable, teaches writers a great lesson: less is more....
David RichardsonFeb 17, 20212 minTo Foreshadow or Not To Foreshadow – That Is The Question! Learning From The Master - Shakespeare I’ve had my nose buried in Romeo and Juliet this last week, preparing my next book for ZigZag...
David RichardsonDec 22, 20202 minNew Year Resolutions – A Better WayAct Now With The Traffic Light System The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus. He supposedly had two faces, one looking...
David RichardsonNov 2, 20202 minReinventing Rejection - how to manage expectation and control disappointmentIt’s such a negative thing to say, I’ve been rejected. Even saying my novel’s been turned down will still leave you feeling, well… down....
David RichardsonOct 23, 20202 minWriting Workshop With Vashti Hardy - Blue Peter Award WinnerIt was great to be with the Central East SCBWI group (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) yesterday evening as we...
David RichardsonSep 21, 20202 minCreating Inspiration - 3 Tips for WritersYou can’t write until you feel inspired – right? Sorry, that’s wrong! If you only write when inspiration decides to come your way, you’ll...
David RichardsonJul 22, 20202 minCreative Writing is Being HumanOccasionally, when I tell someone that I teach creative writing they say, ‘you mean calligraphy?’ Well, calligraphy is writing...