This writing lark – it’s hard. Occasionally ya gotta get something off your chest. This is one of those times. I’ve hit a slump, a rut, a drought, call it what you will. Following on from last week, here are some of the reasons. May you find solace in my pain. Read more…
Sometimes everything just goes your way – characters chat like they’re real, plot points slide into place like lubed puzzle pieces, backstory surfaces subtley and effortlessley – oh who am I kidding! It’s hell all the time! Here are a couple of things that are worrying me this week. Read more…
Has what you’re writing ever bored you? It seems to me if you don’t catch an idea at inception, it begins to go off. Here’s what happened to me recently. Read more…
It’s amazing how quickly time passes isn’t it? After a period of editing my work in progress I have just dusted off my word count spreadsheet for this year. I want to cry. Read more…
I’ve just celebrated a birthday! Congratulations to me for living another year, I guess. But it kinda got me thinking about where I was last year and where I am now. Read more…
Every now and then, I fall off the wagon – I’m out of my routine, I’m out of my word processor. I’m not writing. If I can claw my way back into the routine of my own volition, all the better for me. But if it goes on for too long, guilt will bring me back. Read more…
So how have we (and by that I mean ‘I’ of course) been doing in scaling the walls of this rut? Not very well it seems. Still too many of those distractions lurking about. So I’d like to explore some other idea’s about maintaining focus. Read more…
Well, most of us have been there haven’t we? That rut where you don’t feel like anything you do (when you manage to do it) is any good, and you can’t seem to get out of it.
That’s where I’ve been for a few months. I had a huge burst of energy back in July and got quite a bit of writing done, but then I fell into this rut. So, how do we combat this? How do we get back into writing? Read more…
Believe it or not, my primary reason for writing is not enjoyment. But I suspect that I’m not alone in that. History is littered with tortured writers, as those for whom writing is a party. Where do you fit in the spectrum? Read more…
Setting yourself a goal and a deadline is all very well. But with the best intentions the best of us often fall short. So once you’ve set your goal, what are good ways of making sure you stick to it? Read more…