"I should just write poems," you say, staring at the gloomy wasteland of your decaying future.
Tag: on writing
Dear Character … ‘Less Personality than a Cardboard Cut-Out’
One of my characters has been giving me a little trouble. One day, once upon a time, I decided to have it out with him and wrote him a note. He responded. No, you may not doubt my sanity. Dear Character, You are as one-dimensional as a piece of paper and have less personality than… Continue reading Dear Character … ‘Less Personality than a Cardboard Cut-Out’
Picking Up The Threads …
I don't much like it. And by 'it' I am referring to the moment when I open a story that I haven't touched in ages with the intent to continue writing it. In fact, there are three lines of thought that I have when I'm staring at that last written sentence: No. Just no. I… Continue reading Picking Up The Threads …
e is for endurance (of the writerly sort)
endurance is ... plopping your bottom down on that seat and staying there till you're done ignoring your bed also ignoring the weight of your eyelids which are. so. heavy. (because you are going to finish this chapter) putting one word in front of the other forcing your brain to cooperate turning your music up… Continue reading e is for endurance (of the writerly sort)
You Don’t Have to Own a Cat
I fled up the garden and into the pottery studio, sat on the lid of a portable toilet and consumed damsons. By the time I had finished praying, pondering and spitting the pips out, Act Three had been hashed out. Sometimes, sitting down and facing a piece of paper or a computer screen just isn't… Continue reading You Don’t Have to Own a Cat
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