My writing cycle goes like this: I write a project; I decide to write another project at the same time; this goes well for about a month, then I get distracted by the two projects and whittle it down to one while the other goes on hold; I finish the project and get back to […]
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The Craft of Writing
I have been writing for a long time. Admittedly, when I first started at six, my skills were…terrible. Later, around nine or ten, my stories were basically me taking all my favourite elements of Tolkien and throwing them together. Great fun to write, but not original at all. Over time, though, I began to focus […]
2021 Plans: The Million Word Challenge
Well, we made it! The year 2020 is over and now we are in to 2021. Granted, I know that things aren’t going to be a whole lot different, since the end of a calendar year doesn’t automatically change things. However, despite the arbitrary nature of time, I am going to be optimistic and talk […]
All the Stories
Okay, so here’s the thing about having rheumatoid arthritis. Things hurt. Yes, I’m managing the pain, but i’ve only just recently been diagnosed and am still working with my doctor to figure out the best drug combination. But all the treatment stuff aside, I am still experiencing joint pain. I will probably always have some […]
I need a vacation
I have woken up too early for the last two days. Granted, it’s been for supposedly good reasons. Yesterday I had a gas inspection for my flat and the inspection was scheduled for the morning. Today, I have people coming to install a smart meter for my gas and electrics, with the window for the […]
Time Off
As you may know, I have been in between writing projects. Well, okay, I’ve been in between fiction writing projects. I have still been writing my school papers and assignments and dissertation. But, for the sake of my future career as a writer, I’m going to just set those aside and say they don’t count. […]
Coming Together
So I just wrote on Thursday how I had a plan for the future of my writing career/author platform? Yeah, well it’s coming together a whole lot faster and better than I could have imagined. I reached out to the wonderful people in the #WritingCommunity on Twitter and the writing group I belong to on […]
Plantsing? Plotser?
At the moment, I’m working on a rewrite of an urban fantasy piece I originally drafted about five years ago. Gosh, it seems like so long ago, now. Anyways, I’m about a third of the way through and have started feeling a bit… Let’s just say I’ve started to suffer from Sagging Middle Syndrome. Which […]