Eva AdamsJun 28, 20213 min29 June 2021What a day. I met my producer at Claridges today. Our first viewing of Madeleine as a final cut. I got there early so took the chance to...
Eva AdamsAug 18, 20202 minWriter's VoiceMy voice is louder in writing than it is in speaking. It's easier to express myself on the page. Well, at least that’s what I always thought
Eva AdamsFeb 4, 20202 minWhat have you survived?When I first saw this Hemingway quote I couldn’t help feeling it made him sound a bit arrogant and smug. However, it also happens to be...
Eva AdamsJan 1, 20204 minNew Year's EveSo, it’s finally arrived. My first New Year’s Eve alone in more than twenty years. In fact, now I come to think of it, it may be my first
Eva AdamsOct 11, 20182 minGreat writers are never boringA skilled writer is not necessarily a great one. I believe it is the qualities writers possess, rather than just their skills, that make...
Eva AdamsSep 30, 20183 minWhat's yoga got to do with writing?Great writing, like great music or art, is highly physical. Well, at least for me it is. I know I’ve written well when I feel utterly...
Eva AdamsJul 16, 20182 minSighted In GazaI read Eyeless in Gaza by Aldous Huxley many years ago and its title has stayed with me ever since. Gaza, in the sense of our...
Eva AdamsApr 24, 20184 minThe writing businessI’ve been quiet on here for a while. For the best of reasons. I’m concentrating on my novel which is taking up more and more of my time...
Eva AdamsMar 7, 20183 minGetting ready to writeI get ready for writing, the way I would get ready for a date. A very special date coming to visit me at my house. My eyes scan the...
Eva AdamsFeb 28, 20183 minSnow, snow, snowI woke up to a winter wonderland this morning and almost ran to the park. I couldn’t wait to get there. I know it sounds a bit weird,...
Eva AdamsFeb 26, 20184 minBreaking through the cloudsI do my best thinking and story creation when I take the limits of time and schedule away. All my best stories have come to me this way....
Eva AdamsSep 18, 20172 minf****** awesome!I've got home after the last day of the London Screenwriters' Festival absolutely buzzing and high as a kite (no drugs involved!). I've...
Eva AdamsAug 16, 20172 minWhen do I write?At first, although I tried to write everyday I didn’t always succeed. Then I came across Go Into the Story and found tons of invaluable...
Eva AdamsAug 15, 20171 minWhere do I write?The short answer is, just about anywhere. That's what I love most about writing. You can do it anywhere, anytime. However, I do have...
Eva AdamsAug 14, 20173 minHow do I write?Finding my voice has been perhaps the most difficult struggle of the last year (writing how others think I’m supposed to write,...
Eva AdamsAug 12, 20172 minWhy do I write?The quick answer is that I simply have to. It’s my way of making sense of the world and it’s also my playground in that I can create my...
Eva AdamsAug 11, 20172 minA promise to myselfAt the end of last year I made a promise to myself. I'd just lost my job and as I started filling in endless job applications, I...