Monthly Archives: October 2009
Going in…
… to NaNoWriMo madness. I’m totally dumbfounded, disappointed and devastated to discover that this post, which I wrote yesterday morning as nano kickoff approached, didn’t get posted and didn’t even get saved in drafts. The header was there, but the … Continue reading
Scene Shuffle
554 words today, and a couple of thousand since I last posted. I’ve got some serious rearranging going on and am fighting the impulse to go back to the beginning and start revising. What I’m doing instead is making notes … Continue reading
Creative Writing in Torrox Pueblo
Do you live in or around theĀ Torrox area of Spain? Do you like to write, or would you like to start writing? Would you like to meet with fellow writers to learn more about the craft and getĀ constructive … Continue reading
Write What You Love to Write
When you’re writing your heart out, hammering the keyboard at every spare moment to turn out the stories you hope will one day be published… when you’re studying the markets, reading the back issues, sending for guidelines and scouring the … Continue reading
Fearless Interviewing For Writers
One of the most terrifying words in a beginning-writer’s vocabulary, and one that’s responsible for striking fear into many a learner-writer’s heart is… interview. Interview is such an emotive word. We all hate job interviews. School leavers are put through … Continue reading