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June 24, 2016
Searching for the Right Words? Tip #23
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’ […]
June 21, 2016
Searching for the Right Words? Tip #22
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’ […]
June 20, 2016
Making Friends with the Crocodile, by Mick Canning, Reviewed.
Some writers have obviously occupied the place they’re writing about. Mick Canning is one such. The immersive depth of settings in this book is so great that the reader feels like a resident. But this book is primarily about injustice and casual cruelty to women in India. That this is a traditional aspect of life […]
June 19, 2016
Progress on the WIP: Sci-Fi in the Making.
This week’s progress report reveals I’m now 33282 words into the second rewrite, so only 13,483 words pushed through the mincer this week. It’s been a bit busy on other fronts, but I’m getting there. Some interesting twists and turns occurring in the story, making it tighter and more tense. Looking forward to finishing this […]
June 17, 2016
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
As it’s Friday, here’s this week’s reminder that I’ve updated the contest table. Get your entries in early. I’ve entered some, have you? 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 […]
Searching for the Right Words? Tip #21
This series is aimed at helping writers find the right words to express their meaning. Your thoughts and comments are welcome. 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’ words for the […]
Tiger Blood, by Penny Grubb, Reviewed.
We were introduced to D.S. Martyn Webber in Buried Deep (an excellent read) but in Tiger Blood he takes centre stage. His home life is complicated by an event he’d rather not remember, but the woman involved won’t let him off that easily. The results of his indiscretion haunt him throughout this superb crime novel. […]
June 14, 2016
Searching for the Right Words? Tip #20
This series aims at helping writers find the right words to express their meaning. Your thoughts and comments are welcome. Do you want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror? This set of posts looks at ways of influencing mood by selecting the ‘right’ words for […]
June 13, 2016
In, Out; What’s It All About?
This post is for UK and EU readers, so my apologies to the rest of the world. On 23rd June we’ll make a decision that will affect all our lives for a very long time. Can we leave it to those darling sociopaths that style themselves politicians? No, I agree; we most certainly can’t. But […]
June 12, 2016
Progress on the WIP: SciFi in the Making.
This week’s progress report reveals I’m now 19799 words into the second rewrite. It’s been a bit of a bitty week with various appointments here and there as well as necessary work in the garden, so the writing has not been the only draw on my time. I’m still enjoying the process, and hope to […]
