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October 11, 2020
Attending My First AuthorTube Writing Live Stream
On 20th September 2020, I attended the writing live stream hosted on Natalia Leigh’s channel and co-hosted with Brooke Passmore and Mandi Lynn.
For ages, I wanted to attend an AuthorTube writing livestream. So I was happy to see that one was planned at a suitable time for me.
For ages, I wanted to attend an AuthorTube writing livestream. So I was happy to see that one was planned at a suitable time for me.
October 4, 2020
Quarter 4 Goals and a Writing Update
It’s October! Can you believe it? Not only is October the month for Halloween and Preptober, but it’s also the first month of the last quarter of the year. So it seemed like the ideal time to set some new goals and give a writing update.
September 5, 2020
Writing Update and My September Goals
It’s September! Oh no, there are only four months left of 2020. How did that happen? Okay, shock over — well, not really, I just need to move on to the post topic. So, as it’s a new month, and near the end of the third quarter of 2020, I thought now would be the […]
August 30, 2020
Lost in His Safe Place
Johnny tentatively walks up to the two ladies sitting behind the main library desk: one lady has black braids pulled up into a ponytail, and the other has shoulder-length curly brown hair. He doesn’t recognise these librarians, but they could still help him. The brown-haired lady pushes her spectacles up her nose and studies Johnny. […]
August 29, 2020
Why Should I Wear a Mask?
‘Why Should I Wear a Mask?’ is a 100-word short story. John refuses to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic, but his decision is something he may live to regret. The story was written for the Friday Flash Fiction’s Edinburgh Festival Competition. I didn’t win the competition, but my story was published on the […]
August 23, 2020
Reedsy’s Live — Query Letter Critique Overview
On Wednesday 29th July 2020, I watched Reedsy’s Live Query Letter Critique, which was broadcasted on Reedy’s YouTube channel. Jon Darga was offering critiques of query letters submitted by viewers. Jon is a literary agent and a freelance editor. And, he once worked as an editor at Random House. Before Jon started the critiques, we […]
August 15, 2020
Writers’ HQ Writing Course — Making People
On 6th July 2020, I started the Making People free writing course, which is offered by Writers’ HQ. This was my first Writers’ HQ course, and I was keen to see what the course had to offer. Making People is a creating character’s course. But instead of being called ‘Making Characters’ it’s called ‘Making People’ […]
August 9, 2020
August 2020 — New Plans and New Goals
Wow, I can’t believe we are now in the eighth month of 2020 — time sure flies when you’re procrastinating. So, what have I been up to since my last update? Well, I’ve not done as much as I had hoped, and as you can see from the title of this post, I have decided […]
August 2, 2020
Cake for a Neighbour
‘I’ll make a cake. That’s what I’ll do, and I’ll make it now.’ Sally rushed into the pantry, pushing pots and pans aside. Where was it? Oh, she really did need to sort out this pantry. ‘Aha! Here you are.’ She grabbed the round baking tin and pulled it out from under the clutter of […]
July 28, 2020
The 2020 Evergreen Writing Oasis Virtual Writing Retreat — My Thoughts
The weekend of July 17th to 19th held the first Evergreen Writing Oasis virtual writing retreat, which was broadcasted via YouTube. This retreat allowed writers across the world to participate in panels and workshops presented by AuthorTubers (Writers on YouTube). This writing retreat was created by AuthorTubers Tamara Woods, Dana Gaulin, Carrow Brown and Ka’Shay […]
