Writing Tips

Writing tips to get you writing more and enjoying your writing more. These simple writing tips will boost your confidence, empower you as a writer and get you into regular writing practice.

15 Writing Tips From Ann Patchett

“I just read this brilliant book called State of Wonder!” I raved down the phone to my literary luvvie friend Lisa. “You have to read it!” She seemed a bit cool about

How Can You Miss Your Own Birthday?

Have you ever been so busy you missed a special birthday? Well that’s what happened to me. August was the big birthday month for Get In the Hot Spot so

How to Become a Travel Writer

Do you dream of getting paid for writing, working from home and being able to choose your own work hours? Those are the three main benefits of copywriting and

Personal stories - reasons to tell personal stories

5 Great Reasons for Telling Personal Stories

I found out from my own experience of blogging that sharing personal stories can also be good for business. It seems counter-intuitive so I was delighted to

3 Unmissable Storytelling Tips to Captivate Your Readers

Darren LaCroix, the 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking, says we use stories to make our point (or lessons) more memorable. People learn from stories which

The Timid Writer’s Path to Confidence

“I am taking on my personal fear: the fear of being read, the fear of being judged.” That’s taken from the first blog post I ever wrote in 2006 and explains why

On Embracing Change and Being Goal-Focused

Almost a year ago I wondered if I should set up a separate blog for my internet marketing tips so Get In the Hot Spot could be devoted to travel and adventure or

What’s Brewing at Get In the Hot Spot?

The three Candy kids are on school hols for six weeks (yes SIX!) so I’ll be scaling back on blogging with weekly blog updates (instead of twice a week) until Feb

Are You Shipping Your Ideas Successfully?

If you’re going to be successful in this life, you have to try a lot of ideas. Success doesn’t usually come with one great idea, but rather a string of ideas (and failures) with

How to transform the mundane into the extraordinary

How to Transform Mundane into Extraordinary

Writing about your mistakes and your learning process not only helps you, it helps other people. And also, it’s art. One of my favorite things about art is it transforms

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