This new interview with R E HOLDING covers the author’s world-building tips, insights into what she describes as ‘world-building sickness’, her magic system development, and her editing techniques…
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Does your daily life stifle creative expression? How do you keep yourself from giving in to the mundane?
How can creative thinkers escape the constraints of daily life to protect their creative energy? How do you keep yourself from giving in to everyday reality?
What do creative writers do? Why are major AI companies trying to exploit their creative resources?
Creative people engage all their senses — listening to music, viewing art, feeling the sun, tasting coffee, and smelling freshly cut grass. Humans uniquely perceive and interact with the world (through art) in ways that are impossible for machines. Is that why major AI companies are trying to exploit their creative resources?
How to get a book started — How to Write Your First Book
Are you thinking about writing a book in 2025? English author Neil Mach explains how to get a book started in his 2025 illustrated talk, titled: How to Write Your First Book >>>
Do you have creative presence?
Although creative writing is a solitary activity, it’s vital that we authors maintain strong connections with our world at large. Do you have creative presence?
Five Ways to Conquer Creative Block
Writer’s block or creative block is a lack of focused energy. Here are five ways to conquer creative block…
Author speaks frankly about postpartum depression
Here, in a specially arranged interview, Maria speaks frankly about postpartum depression with English author Neil Mach…
Blayz the Bryte Scheiner
In this family-based comedy, the focus is on Blayz, an endearing boy with a hidden side. He’s the boy next door who never grew up…
The Bedevilment of Bertie Lunn
Alberta, the crime scene cleaner, gathers intimate samples from the men she brings to the heel. During her work, she collects evidence of a dangerous serial killer and her only hope is to recruit a previous conquest, a State Detective, to help her capture the murderer.
The Last Music Bearer
If the authorities banned music, what kind of world would we live in? Delving into medieval Europe, rock journalist Neil Mach skilfully depicts the torment & sorrow that results from censorship & exile in this ingenious story…
Max Writivity Club 