“An assumed name used by a writer instead of their real name; a pen-name:” Oxford Dictionary I will start this by saying I understand why some writers feel the need to use a pen name, maybe they are are writing in a genre they are not usually known for. Or they want to see how well…
So I was a bit premature saying I could try this for August, the main reason I consistently fail NaNo is lack of planning. Added to that I am going to be helping a friend edit his book over the next few weeks so I think I need to use the time to do some…
The e-reader is a convenient way to read books without having to carry around heavy physical books. The battery life normally lasts a couple of weeks and as it is purely for reading it is not loaded down with rubbish like tablets. The e-reader has been around for a long time, the first commercial one…
I keep reading in my writing books and magazines that I shout make an effort to write everyday. I have setup a desk downstairs so that i can write without bothering the wife when she wants to sleep. I still have not done any there yet. I really need to get my ass in gear…
So i’m sat here again just past 2am waiting for the bloody kids to let me know when it is ok to pick them up from the club….. I wonder how I ended up doing this all the time, when I was a kid I never had my dad picking me up all the time….
I have joined a few writing groups over the years and they all end up where no one talks for weeks on end and nothing seems to happen. So, this year I started a writing group with a fellow writer from one of the other groups. Called Northern Writers, I didn’t want to have something…
Ocassionally I come across a good quote but my memory being what it is I often forgot. .. This one always stuck in my mind and was usually the signature on my tech posts. Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the…
Been a while since I posted an update and since then I have been to Fantasycon. It was a brilliant weekend full of all manner of writerly people, panels, and lots and lots of books. Which is something I love. I overspent on books but then I saved the money for Fantasycon so it was…
This is a book I got from Helmsley last year, another tool I have decided I can use in my quest to do more writing this year. It is 366 tips, tasks and techniques from your writing career coach. As it is a nice round number I am going to use this weekend to catch…
I know what you’re thinking, plenty of fibre…. but no that not what I am referring to. Apparently you only need to do something for 3 weeks for it to become regular, so I am going to try it. Although at this point I am not sure what to try. Blogging Writing Prose Or maybe…