Trevor’s Writing

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Writing and hard work

Writing is hard work.
Writing can be very enjoyable, it can be frustrating and it can be downright hard work. I wouldn’t have it any other way. If it was always easy I think I’d soon get bored with it. Struggling over a few lines of a poem or reworking a short story or even starting […]

Being a professional writer

“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” Richard Bach.
The big difference between an amateur and a professional writer can be summed up in one word: persistence.
There are several other words I could have used, words like perseverance and patience.
Writing is a long-term activity; very few - if any - successful writers are overnight […]

The problem with writing poetry

“There is no money in poetry, but then there’s no poetry in money, either.” Robert Graves.
I have heard that there are some countries where poets are highly regarded and appreciated, even revered and some even make a living from writing poetry. Australia is not one of those countries. Probably only two or three poets in […]

My brain is overheating

My brain is in melt down mode.
I’m overheating not because I’ve been very busy - well, actually I HAVE been very busy over recent weeks with the studies I am doing.
No - the reason my brain is dribbling out through my ears and eyes (or so it seems) is that we are having a late […]

What are you prepared to sacrifice?

Think what you you are prepared to sacrifice. Writing a novel takes many, many hours, and those are hours you could spend planting roses, raising children, earning money - or even just having a nice life. What, in your life, is going to disappear, to allow you the time to write a book?” Louise Doughty […]