Category Archives: Random Writing Rambles
Word Pictures
We’ve all heard the saying about a picture being worth a thousand words, but I wonder how true that is. I’ve been thinking about the opposite just lately – that’s to say, not pictures being worth the words, but pictures … Continue reading
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Tagged characterisation, Fiction Writing
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Do you admit to being a writer?
Photo by The Marmot I read something, somewhere, about the need to define yourself as a writer both inwardly, in your own mind, and outwardly, when talking to other people about what you do. I used to think that was … Continue reading
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Writing? Why?
Sometimes it feels like writing is more of a curse than a blessing. Not that writing really is a curse, of course, but sometimes it feels like it. You know what I mean. You get up in the morning and … Continue reading
The Importance of Pens
Does anyone else find they can’t write with certain pens? I don’t mean the basic scratching of symbols on paper; I’m talking about creative writing, whether it’s fiction or nonfiction. I can’t write at all with blue pens. They have … Continue reading
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When is a man not a man?
When he’s a woman. I don’t suppose I’m either the first or the last to assume that we no longer live in times where it’s necessary for a woman to assume a male identity in order to get on. May … Continue reading