Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stow Between managing the horrific process of moving from Australia and returning home to Canada, I have been fine-tooth combing through two of seven novels in preparation for publishing. The niggling and nagging from inside my head, … Continue reading a new year approaches
On-Writing
Life Full On
I don't think we realise just how fast we go until you stop for a minute and realise just how loud and how hectic your life is, and how easily distracted you can get. Meg Ryan How I wish an Enough Button existed in my life. A device enabling me to stop the world, to … Continue reading Life Full On
Why Are Beginnings So Hard?
The first draft is just telling yourself the story. Terry Pratchett Any first step is a tough go. First baby steps, first day at school, first date, first day at your first job. How about your first attempt at a new writing or word-processing program? At this stage of my life, the hardest firsts I … Continue reading Why Are Beginnings So Hard?
Embracing The Writer’s Life.
You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence. Octavia E. Butler Welcome to the tempering fires of a writer's life. Reputedly an isolating one where unmeasurable … Continue reading Embracing The Writer’s Life.
Circumstance Rules
For me, writing never gets easier. It's always hard work. It doesn't matter how many words you wrote the day before, or how many novels you've completed in the last decade: every day you start fresh again with that same blank page, or that same blank screen. Lincoln Child Ever known a person who mapped … Continue reading Circumstance Rules
The Journey To Writeside-Up 