Daily Archives: 10 October, 2009
You Never Know…
…what you’re going to see next. We were in Malaga, as part of the Nuts & Bolts Writing Course. It’s a lovely city and makes a nice change from sitting indoors to write. Writers need experiences by the bucketload to … Continue reading
Who Says Exercise Can’t be Fun
I’m not sure why, but women writers always seem to outnumber the men in writing groups, so I’m always secretly delighted when there are a few male writers in the workshops. Are women more willing to share writing experiences? Are … Continue reading
Story Endings Group Exercise
Here is the exercise we did if it you’d like to try it with your group. Prepare a few lines that would be suitable for stories to end on. They can be anything, but a few examples are: 1. It … Continue reading
A Talking Pony and an Assault
610 words Apparently Ranya can hear her horse. Not in words but in feelings and emotions. She’s also made a bitter enemy out of Blackwolf by getting the better of him when he tried to assault her, by sticking her … Continue reading
Muse Whispers
Word count today – 1310 It’s so easy to ignore the gentle whispering of the muse. I’m working a new novel. Brand new. The idea itself is little over two months old and so far I’ve spend a month on … Continue reading