For a number of years now I’ve worked out the best way for me to write is in short bursts. I used to try and do 45 minutes BIC (bum in chair) then 15 minutes away from writing – preferably out of the chair. As there is always housework to be done I’d often do…
Writing
Adjectives go like this…
Did you know that adjectives have to go in a specific order in the English language or they just sound plain weird? In 2016 a paragraph from a book “The Elements of Eloquence” by Mark Forsyth went viral: Adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Cyberspace friends
I’ve written about this before, but it’s something important to me. Writers are by nature solitary creatures. I sit at home in my office by myself and have no regrets about not being in an office full of people. But I do love being connected to my writing friends. Trouble is, they are scattered around…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison