Bootcamp Works

31/01/2017

"Are there obstacles, interruptions, and distractions threatening to sabotage your writing goals in the new year? Here’s what Hemingway can teach us about remaining dedicated to our craft even when life seems set on undermining our plans."

How to Stay Motivated After Setbacks

23/01/2017

This is how you do it

19/01/2017

"2017 is your year. This year, you’re going to make it happen."

Struggling to find time to write? These tools, tricks, and techniques will help you unlock the time you need to move the needle on your writing goals.

09/01/2017

Is writing a book on your list for 2017? Our next Writer's Retreat will be running in March in beautiful Bali. We will not only teach you how to write a book, but will also have you writing and publishing your book with help from our writing experts.

If you have ever dreamed of writing and publishing your own book and becoming an author… but have found yourself unable to get the job done until now…then the Writers Retreat is the program for you!

08/01/2017

What's your weapon of choice?

06/01/2017

"If you’re reading this, you’ve noticed the huge amount of creative writing blogs out there today. And unfortunately, many are pretty unappealing or poorly made. However…

There are a select few blogs and websites that are smartly designed, well-maintained and loaded with useful content for any creative writer."

Join The Writers' Academy as we sift through the huge pile of creative writing blogs online to bring you the very best 15 of the bunch.

04/01/2017

"Writing a book, especially if you’re trying to grow your business, can be the biggest leverage point in that yields the fastest results."

by Jane Tabachnick Have you ever thought about writing a book? Maybe you have, but you dismissed the idea because you don’t think of yourself as a writer.

03/01/2017

And we're back! Happy new year everyone! What are your new year's resolutions for 2017?

So you’ve decided to write more. That’s your goal, your resolution. You’re there; the keyboard is there. Maybe in your head you’re repeating “you can…

22/12/2016

Remain chilled out even when the relatives descend with this writers’ guide to staying sane over Christmas.

Eliminate writerly stress over the holidays

21/12/2016

"Clearly, your mood can vary depending on your surroundings. Generally writers like a fairly quiet space to work where they won’t be too distracted. If you work best in a clean, organized, uncluttered environment, make sure your workspace reflects that."

Where do you like to write? Where do you feel the most comfortable, and the least distracted? Do you like it dark and womb-like, or open and bright? Do you decorate your office with family photos or movie posters? Where do you do your best work? Clearly,...

19/12/2016

As a professional writer, I also use and recommend a number of practical and effective writing techniques to ensure that the writing flows, even if I am not feeling particularly inspired and enthusiastic about the task ahead. 😊


The FAST process is a powerful tool for breaking through the barriers of resistance and avoidance when you don’t feel like writing and need to get yourself into action. This involves sitting down to write for a set, measurable period of time, usually an hour at least. To use this tool, get yourself prepared to write, open your laptop and document file at a fresh clean form, select your intended topic, set a timer for 1 hour and get writing. The only rule here being that you must continue writing for the full hour without interruption or a break, if at all possible. Once you get started you will find that the time seems to just slip by and before you know it, you will have been writing for the hour. In fact, you may well choose to continue writing for another few hours or if not, at least by this point, you will have written for a solid hour. After all, it is doing the writing that will get your book written in the end… so try the FAST technique today!

19/12/2016

"There’s no shortage of stress in a writer’s life. In addition to all we have to keep up with, there’s the inevitable emotional roller coaster."