BlogBooks A guide to Roald Dahl’s most gloriumptious stories (it’s gobblefunk for glorious and wonderful)As you probably know, Spielberg has brought The BFG to the silver screen and while I haven’t seen it, the trailer and all the bus…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogFeaturedOn Writing The emotional ups and downs of being a writerLike the Radletts in Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love I too live life in superlative, either on a peak of happiness or drowning in…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogPodcast 7 writing related podcasts you should be listening toI’m addicted to podcasts. I listen to them in the car and on the train. I fall asleep with my headphones on. And as I’ve…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogOn Writing Why people who yawn a lot make good writers (and bonobos)Recently a friend showed me this amazing video of bonobos, who probably invented the slogan make love not war. In the video, zoologists presented one…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogFeaturedOn Writing Do you have the courage to be a writer?There is a novel by German screen writer, Sascha Arango called The Truth and Other Lies. It’s basically a story about a best selling author…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogOn Writing What is a subplot and why is it important?Last week we talked about plot and how you can use it to make your story unputdownable. So this week I thought we’d continue on…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogOn Writing Why an absence from writing does not make the heart grow fonderThey say absence makes the heart grow fonder—but I’m not sure if that sentiment extends to bloggers. In fact I know it doesn’t because for…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogOn Writing How you can free yourself with freewriting and create a creative compost heapFreewriting is a writing practise where by you pick up a pen (or sit at your keyboard) and write, non-stop for a timed period. The…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogOn Writing Why all amazing writers have writing groupsWriting is lonely. And most of the time it suits me that the only interactions I have in a day are of the imaginary or…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogOn Writing The art of not feeling guilty – what Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman can teach you about being a writerLast night I spent the evening with Amanda Palmer and guests (including Neil Gaiman) at a talk they did about her new book, The Art…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
