Writers are asked to promote their work in this day and age. It's just become the norm to have to meet that requirement, even though, no one has probably stopped to think how ridiculous that is considering the different calibre one must be to have to fulfil those two roles. 

Anyhow, one thing that doesn't get enough attention is for us creators to think about whether what we create is designed to be marketed and consumed by the masses or, if perhaps, it's just something that is just meant to be for us - the creator.

Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over ten years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

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Despite all the guidebooks out there telling people how to write, one’s intuition is always going to be their best director. That internal compass will help you through every part of the writing journey, so it's worth learning how to harness its power. 

Also, I realised I struggle to say the word, compass. Lmao. 

Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over ten years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.

There's a lot of highs and lows when it comes to writing a novel. The highs give one a sense they're floating on cloud nine, the lows ... well, they’ll knock you right on your arse. And like a lot of cloud nine's, there's no knowing when you'll be knocked off and find yourself on the ground. 

One moment you're fine, thinking your writing is great, the next you're shaking your head over all your mistakes. 

Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over ten years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.

They say you should let your story rest before you go back and edit it, but like all things when it comes to writing a novel, there are exceptions. 

Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over ten years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.

Some writers would be ecstatic about having written over five-thousand words in one day. But not this writer. Nope, she is already disappointed at the end of her typical writer's day because she knows despite having made such an achievement it's not enough. More has to come. 

Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over ten years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.

People out there will tell you to outline a novel, some will even try and make a buck or two from teaching you how. The thing that no one talks about though, is how your outline will change, how outlining a novel doesn't necessarily make the writing process easier, how it in fact, can be a headache of it's own.

Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over ten years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.

We writers are a unique bunch. Our worries and our head banging activities do not stem from what the norm worry and hurt their heads over. We also don't worry about the skill of writing as much as people probably think. Our minds are usually puzzling over something much simpler on the surface but rather complex in the landscape of a story. 

Scarlett Marie is a true born creative, who has spent her whole life dabbling in the arts and craft, only to find her feet in the world of words whereby she has spent over ten years making stories come alive.

Her time and energy has been mainly spent on the series A Royal Life, of which she started drafting when she was fifteen.

Here on the 'Diary of a Writer' she hopes to show people a peek behind the door of what it means to live as a full-time creative.

Visit bookishfeat.com for more details.