Writing is a fluid thing; what may suit you one day may aggravate you the next, but this is what I've found, on the whole, to be a Useful Way to organise and write my various projects:Distraction FreeAs I compose this blog post I am using the 'Distraction Free Writing' option. I do the same… Continue reading (Possibly) Productive Hints and Tips
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It is a good day to live – A Study of Points of View
I'm afraid I must be a rather morbid person as for the example in this little study of mine, I have a man who- well, read on and you will hear his tale told not once, not twice, but four times. Third Person, Subjective, Present tense: He sits on the bench and crosses his ankles,… Continue reading It is a good day to live – A Study of Points of View
Really Quite Useful Things
Ever so often, I find some Really Quite Useful Things. Here are three: The Mythic Scribes Newsletter has never bombarded me with emails, but when their articles do pop up in my inbox, it is always an interesting read (have a peek at Racial Diversity in Speculative Fiction, for example). I've been subscribed to Helping… Continue reading Really Quite Useful Things
He is swearing an oath to be warm
April's Chatterbox is here once more and the topic is Resurrection (in this case - a resurrection of hope and of fear. A big thank you for Rachel for hosting again). This month I have chosen to write of The Many Trials of a Blacksmith and the character of one Gufflocks Thomas, former advisor to… Continue reading He is swearing an oath to be warm
Of smiles, winking water, flesh-eating sows and branded memories
Another month has gone by. I think I've finally resigned myself to the simple fact that a year is a short thing, and not as long as it first appears or indeed, ought to be. But still, we can fit plenty of living into it, plenty of love and plenty of laughter (all beginning with… Continue reading Of smiles, winking water, flesh-eating sows and branded memories
of words & books 