REVIEW: The Survivalist Blog dot Net
Ever been in a blackout and had to hunt high and low for a candle and some matches? Or realised you have no food in but it’s a holiday and all the shops are shut? It’s a worrying moment verging on panic and when it happens you immediately start questioning Read more »
Z is for Zanyism
Awooooga…barmy about backspacing, crazy for characters, dotty about dialogue, eccentric epigraphically, foolish with footnotes, goofy with grammar, habromanic about hyperbole, insane about italics, jargon-juiced, kookily knocking words out, loony for line spacing, manic about manuscripts, noggins full of names, obsessed with onomatopoeia… …perpetually pacing paragraphs, quirkily quoting, reading readily, scribbling Read more »
Y is for Your own worst enemy
I’ve said it before during this year’s A-Z and I’ll say it again…you are your own worst enemy. You procrastinate, doubt yourself, and forget to write good storylines down. You hesitate and distrust yourself to the point of thinking you just can’t make it. You read books by famous authors Read more »
X is for Xenogamy
I know a few writers that shudder at the thought of taking on multiple genres or trying something new…thankfully I’m not one of them and I can embrace the thought of cross pollination within my work. I’m quite happy to accept that as much as I like one particular genre Read more »
W is for Writers? Who? What? Where? Why?
I’ve been rambling on for almost a month now about motivation, encouragement, and excuses. Most of the problems I’ve discussed are things I’ve come across when writing but now I want to hear what problems you face. What’s your UberGod of Procrastination™? How do you force yourself to have bum in Read more »
REVIEW: The Survivalist Blog dot Net
Ever been in a blackout and had to hunt high and low for a candle and some matches? Or realised you have no food in but it’s a holiday and all the
Z is for Zanyism
Awooooga…barmy about backspacing, crazy for characters, dotty about dialogue, eccentric epigraphically, foolish with footnotes, goofy with grammar, habromanic about hyperbole, insane about italics, jargon-juiced, kookily knocking words out, loony for line spacing,
Y is for Your own worst enemy
I’ve said it before during this year’s A-Z and I’ll say it again…you are your own worst enemy. You procrastinate, doubt yourself, and forget to write good storylines down. You hesitate and
X is for Xenogamy
I know a few writers that shudder at the thought of taking on multiple genres or trying something new…thankfully I’m not one of them and I can embrace the thought of cross
W is for Writers? Who? What? Where? Why?
I’ve been rambling on for almost a month now about motivation, encouragement, and excuses. Most of the problems I’ve discussed are things I’ve come across when writing but now I want to hear
V is for Verbomania
Give me words over people any day! Words have the power to stir imaginations to implausible heights, in the right order they can create heroes, crumble empires, and ruin men. I shouldn’t
