Method Writing

29/07/2026

Writing craft - how to use spaces dynamically to create momentum in your scenes.

This is from my new Method Writing course which is on launch offer of $48 (50% discount) for a couple more days:

https://academy.method-writing.com/deliberate-practice-launch

27/07/2026

Spatial Archetypes, part 2.

This short extract from a Method Writing course module looks at the role of spaces in shaping stories. Most writers are familiar with character archetypes, less familiar with story archetypes. They're powerful structuring devices with universal resonances - and often overlooked!

So, how can you get more impact from your choice of setting?

25/07/2026

A quick writing craft idea from Method Writing. Authors are familiar with character archetypes; this introduces spatial archetypes as a powerful story core.

24/07/2026

Lots of writer inspiration in this video on reading and neuroscience, including:

- Reading changes our brains, and who we are
- Different languages trigger different attributes of the brain
- Reading helps the development of empathy

I guess it's not too surprising, given that reading ports us into someone else's head. So it's a kind of direct connection with another person's experience of the world. It's an immersion in that world.

For a writer, this thinking could make you self-conscious! But writing is a kind of reaching out and looking for connection. And this implies an underlying sense of optimism that connection is possible.

Reading and writing are really a daily miracle. We often take these special human abilities for granted. Especially with so much written text now coming at us from all directions.

For me, this short report helps to reenchant the idea of reading and writing.

Really worth a watch.

Reading may feel like something that comes naturally, but it's take...

24/01/2026

I’ve made a short writing resource introducing deliberate practice for creative writers.

Deliberate Practice is for writers who want to sharpen their writing craft faster, more effectively.

It's the same technique used in music, sport, art, dance and chess to learn and practise techniques.

If this sounds useful, you’re welcome to download it here:

Deliberate practice is the strategy used for focused learning in music, sport, art, dance and chess. Here's how it works for writing.