What are your thoughts about September? Personally, I love it! It gives me that wonderful sense of making a fresh start. I wipe the slate clean and begin again, no questions asked. So today I want to talk about how to harness the power of September, to get your writing goals back on track. If…
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8 Books to Help Improve Your Writing Craft
Posted on Author Katy SegrovePosted in Craft, Habits, Screenwriting, Writing, Writing booksLeave a Reply
I’m a big fan of self-improvement in both my life and my writing. I love taking classes, going to talks, listening to podcasts – anything and everything that can help me glean more wisdom and knowledge. And so it stands to reason that I also love reading books about writing. Today, I’d like to share…
Quick Tip If You’re Feeling Stuck
Today I want to share a simple tip if ever you’re feeling stuck. This little strategy saved my bacon when I recently hit a stumbling block during a rewrite. So if you too need to get unstuck with your writing — Try making a very small change. I’m not talking about a massive block…
A Step by Step Approach to Rewriting
I was recently rewriting a film treatment that I started working on quite some years ago and haven’t looked at in a long time. It got me thinking about the process of rewriting, so I thought I’d share my method with you, in case you find it helpful. Approaching your rewrite Firstly, get feedback. In…
How the Pomodoro Technique can Help you Focus
Do you ever have days when you just can’t focus? You might have a deadline or just want to meet your daily word count, but no matter what you try to do, your mind keeps straying. Perhaps you can’t stop checking your emails, or maybe you keep reading the news, or drifting into your favourite…
What’s the best ‘day job’ if you want to keep writing?
I had an interesting question from a reader recently, so I thought I would share it with you all, as it’s worth some consideration. Matus, a writer-director, wrote… Hi Katy, Thanks for sharing your experience. The more I’m working in the industry (writer/director), the more I’m convinced that people should do screenwriting or directing as a side…
How to increase your chances of writing every single day
Do you ever find that day after day you talk yourself out of sitting down to write, I have a quick tip: Write first thing in the morning. Willpower Research shows that we have a finite amount of willpower which wears off over the course of each day with all the decisions we have to…
How to develop a daily writing habit
At a recent London Writers’ Meetup session we discussed how tough it can be to make yourself sit down to write. You might have loads of time on your hands and no excuses not to write. You might desperately want to write. And yet, time and again you find yourself not actually writing. Sound familiar?…
Just finished your draft? Here’s how to get valuable feedback.
Today I want to talk about feedback – why it’s important, where to get it, what to ask for and how to take it on board without having your feelings crushed. Whatever you’re writing, in my opinion, it’s essential to get some feedback along the way. OK, we all secretly hope that we’re geniuses and…
Ten Approaches to Creating Compelling Characters
Today I want to talk about creating characters – the heart of all great storytelling. As with all parts of the writing process, your characters are likely to undergo multiple rewrites along the way, and you’ll probably kill a few of them off too. But where do you start when bringing them to life? There…