An indolent roundup
Off to a slow start for 2010, unlike the rest of the writing community who seem to have leaped from the starting gate as if their tails are on fire. So...
Articles
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Sympathy for the devil
I have spent the last week working on the same scene, and I have been finding it hard to lift it beyond the realm of cartoon. Admittedly my story is an...
Needed: a new time management strategy
I’ve just taken a sneaky extra couple of days off after the break. After being on the road on and off, and having children on a p...
Last round up of 2009. Happy New Year!
So after skipping one for Christmas, I thought I’d sneak one last round up in for 2009. As well as gleaning more tips and advice from the writing blogs...
Nail Your Novel review
I’ve been promising for a while to review Nail Your Novel by Roz Morris. With Christmas here I’ve actually found some time to catch up on a few of my promise...
Round up from the Grand Canyon
I have been in Las Vegas and at the Grand Canyon this week, so I’m late and sparse once again. Still, I managed to fit in some reading around my travel...
The lost post
I’m mourning a lost post. I’m in unlovely Las Vegas amidst the cigarette smoke and dead-eyed slot machine addicts. After an hour looking in vain for a ...
The round up, revised
This week I go mad for revision. First drafts are so last month! I drop in on Pratchett’s process and find him playing with orcs. I check out the 20 be...