ness kingsley: writes, reads, rants & rambles
Of all the scenes I’ve ever written, there’s one that stands particularly vivid in my memory. It’s part of a trilogy that I wrote and the character – Nefna – is just having an awful time. Not an ‘arghhh I forgot that my tea was cold and also this isn’t my tea this is old… Continue reading writing wrestling – failure, me, and my characters
It’s light. It’s comfort. It’s a secret place where stress retreats just a little. It’s where daydreams are made and fears are kept at bay.
Perhaps it is my curse - to always be trying new things and never sticking to them permanently. (There's just so many other things.)
I've learned a truth: you’ll never get around to doing anything unless you make time for it. Do you want to organise your bookshelves according to tropes? Do you long to become ambidextrous? Investigate the lifecycles of newts? Have regular conversations with your local oak tree? (Don't. You'll receive several bemused looks.) (Or do.) Do… Continue reading writing when there seems to be no time
Plan an outting. It doesn't have to be expensive: buy some snacks, grab a book or a friend (with their permission. Of course) and go.
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