I thought that perhaps it would be fun to post a couple of snippets from my writing in January ('Snippets of Story' is a monthly event held at Katie's blog - Whisperings of the Pen). The latter half of Febuary is going to be quite busy and my writing will probably suffer a wee bit… Continue reading Headaches, Insults and Meaningful Nods – Writing Snippets
Author: nesskingsley
“Aldifneif’sfds isazdfs,” said the Elf.
... or a wee ramble on languages. At the moment, I'm writing in the fantasy genre. I also love languages and find them absolutely fascinating to study - but to make up one of my own? Without randomly bashing at the keyboard? Yikes! Um, no. No, I can't. My characters talk in plain ol'English. However,… Continue reading “Aldifneif’sfds isazdfs,” said the Elf.
Goals can be hard to complete: so just eat cake.
Often, if we look at say a goal - climb a mountain, write that 75, 000 word novel etc - the enormity of it all can be just plain depressing. The idea of it is exciting; the end result is looked forward to with great expectation. But when the mountain from the travel brochure becomes… Continue reading Goals can be hard to complete: so just eat cake.
Inspiration Can Only Take You So Far
I recently wrote a post about Ideas. Yeah, well ... one knocked me on the head. And now I'm on the third chapter with a board of sixty-nine pins on Pinterest. Never underestimate the power of inspiration. Inspiration - would you believe it - comes from ... ... the Republic, a Daydreamer, and the Mongols.… Continue reading Inspiration Can Only Take You So Far
“She wasn’t a beauty … “
I suppose if you look at fiction as wish fulfilment then I can understand why every single heroine seems to be a Beauty of Beauties (or any other word which means - yep, this here gal is attractive). After all, woman want to be beautiful - right? Just look at the thousands of beauty products,… Continue reading “She wasn’t a beauty … “
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