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
Category: ness writes about writing
Patience, Young Grasshopper
I was impatient - I wanted to finish The Many Trials; to get it done. Over with. Complete. Move on to something else. And it seemed such a chore to do so. I'm sure that you can see the error in my thinking - I didn't though, and it took me awhile untill it 'clicked'.… Continue reading Patience, Young Grasshopper
The Masks We Wear
At the moment, I have two projects that I am working on. One has multiple points of view, the other a single one. Both have their advantages. With the single point of view, there is the challenge to subtly show other characters' emotions/thoughts without stating facts that the POV character doesn't have a clue about… Continue reading The Masks We Wear
… she wrote a mirror and stared at her reflection.
Whew! February is over. Now things have slowed down and ... goodness gracious! Is it Chatterbox again? Yes ... yes it is. The subject this month is Mirrors. This time, instead of Robert, I've written of Peronell Malkyn of Unlikely. I rather enjoyed writing this, and will not apologise for its length. - - -… Continue reading … she wrote a mirror and stared at her reflection.
The Queen and I
I watched the African Queen recently and stumbled upon a marvelous idea (and no, it didn't involve blowing up a German ship). Dialogue, descriptions and action all form parts of a story - as I write these they come to life in my head, I don't see them with the physical eye; they are just… Continue reading The Queen and I
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