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July 15, 2016
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
Friday again, so here’s this week’s reminder that I’ve updated the contest table. There are some with really spectacular prizes! The table updates each time I save to the table, so whenever you visit the page, it will be as up to date as it is on my home computer. You can access it by […]
Searching for the Right Words? Tip #29
This series aims to help writers use the right words to express their meaning and emotional content. All thoughts and comments are welcome. As a writer, you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror. This set of posts examines ways of influencing mood by selecting […]
July 13, 2016
The Democracy Delusion, UK.
From time to time, some topic fires me with enough passion to express a view. However, this website is really about readers and writers, so I’ve joined a website more appropriate for such outpourings. If you click on this link, it will take you to my first post on that website. It’s a longish piece […]
July 12, 2016
Searching for the Right Words? Tip #28
This series aims to help writers use the right words to express their meaning and, more importantly, the feelings of their characters. All thoughts and comments are welcome. As a writer, you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror. This set of posts examines ways […]
July 10, 2016
Progress on the WIP: SciFi in the Making.
The end of the week, and I’ve ended up with 87,150 words at the end of this 2nd rewrite. I’ve spent a fair amount of the time available in moulding passages originally created for the pov’s of 4 antagonists so that each is consistent. It’s difficult to get into the mind-set of evil people, so […]
July 9, 2016
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
Forgive me, for I have sinned! Should have sent this yesterday, but I was engaged in a meeting and too knackered when I returned home. Also, sorry if this is of no interest to you, but I promised regular users these updates. So, here’s this week’s reminder that I’ve updated the contest table. There are […]
July 8, 2016
Searching for the Right Words? Tip #27
This series is aimed at helping writers use the right words to express their meaning. All thoughts and comments are welcome. As a writer, you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror. This set of posts examines ways of influencing mood by selecting the ‘right’ […]
July 5, 2016
July is eBook Bargain Month on Smashwords
Smashwords, for those readers who don’t know, is a publishing platform for all formats of eBooks. I have several books with them. And the great news is that July is their promotional month, when those of us who wish to participate offer discounts on our books. This gives readers the opportunity to buy our books […]
Searching for the Right Words? Tip #26
This series is aimed at helping writers use the right words to express their meaning. Your thoughts and comments are welcome. As a writer, you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror. This set of posts examines ways of influencing mood by selecting the ‘right’ […]
July 3, 2016
Progress on the WIP: SciFi in the Making.
This week I’ve reached 83,803 words in the second rewrite, so another 18,231 words processed this week, and 12,049 new words added to the original story. I was hoping to start on the next phase at the end of this week, but I felt the story needed some additional povs, so I’ve included some passages […]
