Do you wonder how writers write?
The #mywritingprocess blog tour is going round the world asking writers to answer questions about their writing process. Writer and traveller Patricia Storbeck – who leads the kind of life I sometimes dream of— has just taken part in the tour. She’s an intrepid brave woman who’s not afraid to bounce back from personal losses … Continue reading
Stepping out of the box
I’m stepping out of the box. The last three nights I’ve had nightmares. They were all related to one of my two WIPS’s – the one about a detective solving a series of ritual cannibal murders. I needed saving from my own imagination! Youngest was the rescuing hero. Digging around the store-room under the staircase … Continue reading
Writers I read – H.S. Kim and Waxing Moon
H.S. Kim is the author of Waxing Moon http://www.amazon.com/Waxing-Moon-H-S-Kim/dp/1937178382/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1/185-6130206-7266437, a novel about feudal Korea recently released on September 2013 by WiDo Publishing. Waxing Moon – the Novel Waxing Moon tells the story of a group of strong women living under the protection of the O household in 19th century Korea. A good story is about … Continue reading
Writers I read – Writing in English, essentially Vietnamese
Nguyen Trong Hien is the author of Village Teacher, a novel which offers a refreshing look at a Vietnam rarely featured in English language fiction. Why I chose to interview Hien Village Teacher struck me immediately as a different and exquisite piece of Old Vietnam. Set in the early years of French colonisation, it is on … Continue reading
Dieting or writing – we still need to outwit our reptilian brains
Just in case you’ve forgotten … There’s more than the one brain between our ears, and they’re constantly battling with each other. Successful dieting and writing requires outwitting our ancient reptilian brains. Our writing-dieting selves like to think we’re all frontal lobe, all about visioning, reasoning, planning and problem solving. But hidden deep in the centre of … Continue reading
Sometimes Music is Better …
My father sent this to me. It’s simple, some might say hackneyed. I think it’s beautiful and it’s true. If you believe that we’re all the same under the skin, listen to what this young girl’s saying with her amazing voice. Jackie Evancho – Singing “That You Hear the Cries and Listen to Each Prayer” Have … Continue reading
Critiquing Can Make You a Better Writer… and Person
If you critique other writers work, your own writing improves. Everyone knows that. But can critiquing make you a better person? In my experience, it can. See my guest post at Joe Bunting, The Write Practice. This is a great community for anyone who’s serious about practicing their craft in a safe community. I’m proud … Continue reading
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