The last couple of weeks I have been setting up a new laptop much to the cat’s amusement. It’s a cheap, easy to use replacement for the old secondhand one. That gave a warning before it was about to die. It didn’t take long for the cat to work out that the keyboard is lowContinue reading “Deleting Words”
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Know Your Genre
Imagine you are making a mad dash because you are running late. You see an old friend who has heard you wrote a novel and wants to know more. You don’t have long and blurt out. ‘It’s a young adult fantasy series with dragons, wizards, and sorcery.’ Then wave goodbye. This is exactly how IContinue reading “Know Your Genre”
When Doubt Creeps In
Some days are like diving backwards through the darkness into a black pool. Creating a space where shadows creep in feeding self-doubt in the mind. Writing can be a swinging pendulum where ups and downs cycle endlessly. Such is the complexity of holding onto a story for so long. Yet from the darkness the seeds ofContinue reading “When Doubt Creeps In”