Alex.J.Cobalt

When you read something that makes you feel jealous of the author’s writing, take a step back. Remember you are here to learn. What about their writing makes you wish you could do it yourself?

Lean from other authors, other writers. Take what they do and add it into your own portfolio of work.

There will always be people who are better writers than you. But that’s okay, because then you can be inspired by them to up your own game.

#Mondayinspiration is a chance for me to share my own motivational post it notes with the writing world at large. In the hope, maybe that someone else finds it as helpful as I do!

• My Thoughts on An Echo of Things to Come
  When I started An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington, I was certain of two things. Firstly, reading a huge fantasy story that I hadn’t read before on … More My Thoughts on An Echo of Things to Come
• Why you need to go outside
  If you are active on any kind of social media, you are likely to see photos of beautiful writing setups, cosy desks, achievements of those who have written ten thousand … More Why you need to go outside
• Top Tips for creating power structures in your fantasy books
  Identifying how power works in your world is important because, let’s be honest, power is what drives society. Who has it, who doesn’t have it, and what those in power … More Top Tips for creating power structures in your fantasy books
• My thoughts on The Poppy War
  The Poppy War by R.F.Kuang is a book I first stumbled upon when meandering through the quiet bookshelves of Waterstones on a “just let’s have a look and not buy … More My thoughts on The Poppy War
• Why Writing Warmups are Important
  Whether you’re new to fantasy writing or you’re an old hat, you’ve probably come across advice to use writing warmup exercises to get the creative juices flowing. I never used … More Why Writing Warmups are Important
• The Purpose of an Antagonist
  If you’ve read anything about character building, you’ve probably heard about the term “antagonist” before. You might even know who in your book is going to be set up to … More The Purpose of an Antagonist