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
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
Snapshots of a Future Novel
Often I do little planning for a writing project; I set out what needs to happen and then simply plop myself down and write. I've never really gotten very far with giving detailed background to characters - the background comes as they are written; as they take a personality. But, with the help of OneNote,… Continue reading Snapshots of a Future Novel
Be brave and show no mercy
I'm going to stand upon my table and admit to something, something heinous and terrible, awful and appalling, tragic and- fine. I'll stop. Ahem. I can't stand awkwardness - there, I said it. I can't watch it and certainly can't read it. It's like sucking on a lemon or, or swallowing a hair (can't get… Continue reading Be brave and show no mercy
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