PinnedMember-onlyMy Top-Read Articles by SubjectA curated archive — I’ve been writing on Medium since 2018 with over 200 articles so I’ve decided to make life a whole lot easier for you and keep an easy archive here. Enjoy! Working as a Writer (including magazines, copywriting, content, and books) The Working Writer Making your writing business workmedium.com 4 Ways to Become an Author 5 Things I Wish I’d Known (when I became a writer) How to Develop…Archive2 min readArchive2 min read
Published in The Working Writer·Feb 4, 2022Member-onlyWhat is Creative Writing and How Can You Get Started?Give yourself permission to be free — I don’t remember when I first heard the term ‘creative writing’ but it was a very long time ago. I was the kind of child who, like many, lost themselves in books and wrote stories that reflected the excitement I wanted in my own life. …Creative Writing4 min readCreative Writing4 min read
Published in The Working Writer·Feb 1, 2022Member-onlyWhat’s the Difference Between Fiction and Non-Fiction (and can novels be either?)Let’s get back to basics — I was speaking on a networking panel last year and was introduced in an awkward way. Before the panel, I’d told the chairwoman a bit about the background of my work – I was a non-fiction author and content writer. All good, I thought. …Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Jan 26, 2022Member-only4 Ways to Become an AuthorIt’s not all rejections and J.K. Rowling comparisons — Hi there! I’m Kitiara, I’m 33 years old and am the author of six books, four of which are traditionally published already or due to be published traditionally in 2022. I expect to sign at least one more book deal this year, likely more. If I’d read that paragraph when…Writing7 min readWriting7 min read
Published in The Working Writer·Jan 7, 2022Member-only5 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Became a WriterThe obstacles in my path were put there by me — They say that hindsight is 20:20 and I’m inclined to agree. When it comes to building a career as a writer, I had no idea how much my own attitude affected my work and progress. …Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published in The Working Writer·Dec 7, 2021Member-onlyHow to Finish Your BookAnd why you can’t — Do you have a folder of novel openings? Have you got three chapters into your memoir and, somehow, five years has passed? Do you start books fully believing that you can finish them and then…well…end up abandoning them, afraid that they’re not good enough, original enough or just enough? I…Authors4 min readAuthors4 min read
Published in The Writing Cooperative·Nov 21, 2021Member-onlyThe Importance of Calling Yourself a WriterYou are who you say you are — I get a lot of people asking me for advice on being a full-time writer and they often have this phrase–or a variation of it–in their emails and messages: I hope to become a writer one day. And listen, I get it. Solicitors qualify and become solicitors. Doctors graduate medical…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published in The Working Writer·Jun 28, 2021Member-onlyStarted Freelancing? Don’t Forget to Do the Most Important ThingIf you don’t, why are you even self-employed? — I’m gazing out the window at the glorious sunshine. The temperature is cool, the sky blue and the weather perfect for a run. I look at the time. It’s 4 pm. Ugh, another hour and a half to go. I can’t focus on what I’m doing because all I can…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published in UpHarvest Digest·Mar 16, 2021Member-onlySensible things we can all do to live more sustainablyThe 21st century is a fabulous time to be alive (ignoring the pandemic, that is). You can order whatever you want, whenever you want it and it’ll be on your doorstep or in your downloads folder with the click of a finger. …Sustainability10 min readSustainability10 min read
Published in A Mobile Future·Jan 27, 2021Member-onlyHow MaaS Could Make the City Break Stress-FreeI’m not the only one micro-planning foreign transport options, right? — I went to Copenhagen a few years ago for my first solo trip abroad and my god, did I research the city’s transport to the nth degree. Before I left the UK, I knew exactly where the metro station was in the airport, the ticket I had to buy to…Maas4 min readMaas4 min read