Tag Archives: Fiction Writing
First Drafts – Patchwork Writing
I’ve just read a post on Holly Lisle’s Talysmana site regarding first drafts and the writing process, which has sparked off a few thoughts of my own. One of the hardest things in writing, or learning to write, is learning … Continue reading
Homing in on the Senses
Effective writing demands the use of all five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, tasting – but it also demands something else: the ability to see beyond the usual, to find the extraordinary in the commonplace, to get beneath the surface … Continue reading
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
Posted in Fiction Writing, Random Writing Rambles
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
Posted in NonFiction Writing, Random Writing Rambles
Tagged creative writing, Fiction Writing
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Scrivener and The Pale Ones
The Pale Ones are now in Scrivener and I’m faced with the task of organising the scenes and getting to grips with the story again. Since the end of nano I’ve done very little fiction writing. Not because I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction Writing, NaNoWriMo, Scrivener, Writing Diary
Tagged creative writing, Fiction Writing, NaNoWriMo, novel, Scrivener
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