I recently wrote a post about Ideas. Yeah, well ... one knocked me on the head. And now I'm on the third chapter with a board of sixty-nine pins on Pinterest. Never underestimate the power of inspiration. Inspiration - would you believe it - comes from ... ... the Republic, a Daydreamer, and the Mongols.… Continue reading Inspiration Can Only Take You So Far
Tag: writing
“She wasn’t a beauty … “
I suppose if you look at fiction as wish fulfilment then I can understand why every single heroine seems to be a Beauty of Beauties (or any other word which means - yep, this here gal is attractive). After all, woman want to be beautiful - right? Just look at the thousands of beauty products,… Continue reading “She wasn’t a beauty … “
Projects, projects everywhere – and not a single one complete.
For two years or so, I have had one 'big' project which I've been steadily working on. But then, every so often, just as I'm knuckling down to write it ... an idea pops up in my head. Listen to this, it says with glee, this will be amazing - write me. You horrible idea… Continue reading Projects, projects everywhere – and not a single one complete.
“It has taste.”
Over at Rachel Heffington's blog there is a monthly Chatterbox event. Basically you take a subject (this month's is Food) and write a dialogue with your characters - it's a fun exercise which I very much enjoyed. I present you with three characters from The Many Trials of a Blacksmith and a bowl of ...… Continue reading “It has taste.”
In Which I Use ‘Said’
I've found that there seems to be two lines of advice: one which says: whatever you do don't use 'said'. The other which states: use 'said'. I'm also pretty certain that there is a third line: the one which I take - where the word 'said' is used whenever it can have a greater impact… Continue reading In Which I Use ‘Said’
of words & books 