I’m doing my own version of Nanowrimo. I’m not sticking to just November, (my story will be longer than 50k anyway) but have set myself a high word count to meet each week (it’s harder to do in Australia when it is warm, sunny and the long days means the outdoors beckons – plus it’s…
Am Writing
Writing in my sleep
I love Inky Girl cartoons – I’m sure Debbie Ridpath Ohi can see inside my head at times!
Janet’s words of wisdom
Writers block is brought on by wanting to write well and fearing you’ve not. You don’t have to write well you have to revise well. Janet Reid posted that on her blog recently. This was a lightbulb for me. If you read my post from two days ago, you’ll understand why. I think this is…
Trust yourself
One of the hardest things I find with writing is trusting myself. I have learnt so much about the craft of writing, but often I find myself worrying when I write because I know I’m telling not showing, or using too many adverbs, or not keeping the conflict strong. To be successful you need to…
Consequences…
If you haven’t heard of the Darwin Awards they are named in the “spirit of Charles Darwin, [and] commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives. Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species’ chances of long-term survival”. The stories listed…