Last week I spent a beautiful sunny Thursday editing one of my short stories. I'd gotten some great feedback from some writer friends and was ready to get stuck into the editing process. If you want to hear about how I write short stories to begin with, I have a video on that too. Happy …
Stop Being a Suffering Artist
I want to talk about this idea of the suffering artist. I’ve been thinking, and this might sound harsh but, we bring it on ourselves. I think that part of us love the suffering, we love the idea of being a martyr for our art, we love being able to tell people how much we’ve …
NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 13 + 14
So now I'm not writing or blogging! Shame on me! The truth about yesterday is... I forgot. I went out for breakfast, then to work, got home late and just plum forgot. I've been avidly reading Reflections on the Magic of Writing by Diana Wynne Jones for the last few days as well and it is …
NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 11
And on Day 11 I found re-found my grove... November 11 Drew, sketched and drew Watched Adventure Time while I drew some more Lounged in the sun with Snoop Generally enjoyed the weekend, recharge and refilled my well WRITING TIME: 1hr (much of it spent thinking, the underrated essential element of writing) Words Written: 441 …
NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 9
I thought Day 9 was going to be another total right off. I'd listened to the 'So You Want to Be a Writer' podcast on the way to Sydney, planning to work on my novel on the train ride home. This did not eventuate. The train was jam packed and once I finally got a …
NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 8
MY first total and complete flop! That's right, it's only day 8 and I didn't write a single thing. What I'm realising now is that I need to stop blowing off everything when Mat comes home for lunch and I need to stay up later. I need to MAN UP, basically. November 8 2.5hrs …
Top 4 Writing Books for Non-Beginners
It’s an interesting feeling, realising you’ve progressed past the ‘how to’ writing books on your shelf. Those books that explain what point of view is and the difference between plotting and pantsing. Deciding to write a novel recently, I pulled down a few of these long-forgotten tomes and found they couldn’t help me. Not anymore. …
