When most people go ice skating they tend to cling to the edge huddled in their coats. Almost no-one expects to step onto the ice and skate to the centre of the rink, let alone perfecting a spectacular six spin pirouette. You’d expect that to take years of practice and coaching.
So why are you so hard on yourself with writing? Why do so many writers feel like failures when they don’t pop out a best seller first go? They look at rewrites as a big black cross against their work, when really that rewrite is just a stepping stone to producing a better story.
Creating stories and encouraging new writers to make their writing shine.
Kate Walker Children's Author 