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 10 fantastical worlds of literature I most want to visitOver the past few weeks I’ve been helping to edit the fourth book in Wanda Wiltshire’s Betrothed series and I’ve loved getting lost in the…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
BlogOn Writing The plot thickens – how to use plot and structure to make your book unputdownableI haven’t blogged in a while. I want to say I’ve been really busy with new projects, (which is true) but there is really no…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
BlogOn Writing 10 fail proof sources of inspiration to get you writingRecently, I’ve had a few people email to ask what inspires me to write. I think it’s an important question because there’s always moments when…Krystina Pecorari-McBride
