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Equinox, Spring

Or Autumn in the north (or Fall?). The days and nights are equal, the light even with the dark, the seasons calmer, cooler, preparing for the long haul. For us, the heat will be over the next hill, and it’s not a very high lump. We’ll be hot for much longer than we were cool … Continue reading Equinox, Spring

Butterfly, Wanderer

This comes from the conjunction of two things: Thursday Inspiration and the newest story, so I’ll reconcile with Fandango as well and show you some of the interior of The Novitiate. Yes, it’s a new title. And only a tiny bit of an excerpt. … The signs and sigils on the circle aligned the groups, … Continue reading Butterfly, Wanderer

Trigger Warnings — Two

The general consensus to the question about whether to put a trigger warning on a book seems to be ‘No’ based on the responses to the last post, which got a lot of comments. But that doesn’t mean I can get away with not using the overt design features to warn and advise. Starting from … Continue reading Trigger Warnings — Two

Trigger Warnings

A discussion on a previous post has raised the flag again. This flag is a question: Should novels/fiction have trigger warnings to indicate the potential risk to the reader? I’ve seen it discussed in reading groups, in social settings, in the library, but I don’t understand a couple of things about the need or desire … Continue reading Trigger Warnings

Yum!

Originally posted on revivedwriter:
For the Saturday Mix, the theme for this week is “mad about metaphor.”  My mom and I had freshly-baked cinnamon rolls this morning. Cinnamon rolls: Sweet spirals, Soft chewy dough, Bliss soon to follow. Aroma and taste, Fully embraced: Drizzle of glaze, Icing on the cake! Image from Pixabay. This looks…

How to – and how not to – run an online writing community. And publishing post Covid. Interview with literary agent Peter Cox of @Litopia @agentPete

Originally posted on Nail Your Novel:
You’ve seen the posts here about Peter Cox’s writing community Litopia – the home of Pop-Up Submissions, where manuscripts are critiqued live on air by writers, readers and a chat room. Sometimes the guest critic is me! I’ve always been impressed with the show. For a start, it looks…

Motivation

There’s a #6WSP (that’s six word story prompt) for the above word for Saturday. Of course, I couldn’t do six word stories to save my life. Okay, I’d try, but I need more. Much more. But I liked the word. Writers and words. So much intent behind a simple word. Motivation. What motivates me at … Continue reading Motivation

It’s All Online

As part of Fandango’s #FOWC, I’d like to complain. Yep. Seriously. It used to be a person could go to the pub, get a drink, snacks, chat with a group of people … Or even a launch at the library with wine and crackers and well-dressed, well-spoken spruikers of a new book. Wine, fancy beer, … Continue reading It’s All Online

You READ – but do you leave REVIEWS? – by Chris Graham (aka The Story Reading Ape)

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
PLEASE If not, why not? I don’t have time The author probably spent a heck of a lot more time writing the story than you took to read it, no matter how slow you think you are, so why not take a few minutes to…

TDF

There’s a lot of stuff around the world that’s stopped for this year, but when I found out the TDF was going ahead, I adapted my routine to ensure I got to see at least some of it. Okay, all of it. No sleep, no proper meals, a complete change of schedule. Except the writing, … Continue reading TDF