Writing on the other side
Every day I go to the place where I write. How do I get there? Sometimes it’s easy. Often I have to give myself directions and a downright good talking to …
Continue reading “Writing on the other side”Every day I go to the place where I write. How do I get there? Sometimes it’s easy. Often I have to give myself directions and a downright good talking to …
Continue reading “Writing on the other side”When an idea strikes, do you feel the need to write it down?
Continue reading “Scraps”Whether you already love flash fiction or are intrigued to know more about it, here’s a wonderfully informative guest post by Gail Aldwin, whose new collection, Paisley Shirt, is freshly published and gathering admiring reviews. Welcome, Gail!
Continue reading “Writing Flash Fiction”1. February is named for februa – associated with ancient rites of purification.
The Roman poet Ovid, born in 43 BCE, wrote in his Fasti, a half-finished work on the calendar: ‘The fathers of Rome called purification februa‘. Continue reading “Five February findings”
I like solitude. Even before I needed peace for writing (though, come to think of it, I’ve managed to work with the sound of sanding and drilling going on for the past few years) I liked being on my own: to hear my own thoughts and observe the world and dream, not having to talk (except to myself) or be derailed by someone else’s thought train.
And then you take yourself and your work out in public …
How sweet the reward for a job done. Delicious rhubarb and elderflower sorbet from West Bay.
The job: completing the author questionnaire or A.Q. to go with my forthcoming novel The Chicken Soup Murder.
What is an A.Q.? Continue reading “Author completes questionnaire: deserves ice cream”
A long silence on the blogging front usually means much invisible work going on. Continue reading “Contract!”
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