4
John Scalzi had a blog post on this subject two days back. Basically he was saying in answer: nothing much. Give up an hour’s TV (or internet surfing or gaming or similar), 5 days a week, and you can write … Continue reading
Tag Archives: writing
Grandson and friend in the downtown mall (pix is taken outside and that sofa is tiled…) And note: I have started on Book 3 of the trilogy (see sidebar for progress meter). Note that the meter is more for me, … Continue reading
If you couldn’t get to Denvention back in August, but want to read the excellent Guest of Honour speech, it is up on the internet and you can read it here. (The GoH was the wonderfully talented and lovely lady, … Continue reading
I found a new word. I have been looking for this one all my life…and now that I have found it I love it. I want to use it. Horripilation. It rolls off the tongue. It sends shivers up my … Continue reading
1. So you thought writing on a movie set would be glamorous, eh? When I got bored, I did some work on Stormseeker. 2. When a hotel room was being booked for my daughter, she was asked if she’d like … Continue reading
Russell Kirkpatrick had an interesting post over on his blog last week, about a list of words he obtained from a book he was reading, a list that a reader of that book had trouble understanding. Russell asked how many … Continue reading
I am writing,writing,and writing… CHAPTER ONE The man beneath her was dead. His eyes stared upwards past her shoulder, sightless, sad, the vividness of their blue already fading. For a while his blood had seeped from his wounded chest into … Continue reading
Check here for an SFX interview with Darren Nash, Editorial Director of Orbit UK. Not to be missed if you are an aspiring writer and want some hints at how one of the top editors in the field views the … Continue reading
I often delve into a blog site called Writer Unboxed. Great place for writers and people who want to be writers and for readers who want to know a bit about the process. The brain child of Therese Walsh and … Continue reading
Do your homework first. In fact, you can even try it out on someone else first, at Query Eagles. Here’s the description of the site by the owner: “I set it up in response to various moanings by agents about … Continue reading