Having trouble with comments seems to be a thing at present. I thought it was just me, but then Damyanti wrote a blog post asking for feedback, and I sent her quite a lot. And then I worked out why
On Comments and NaNoWriMo | #IWSG
Questions to ask your Characters #AtoZChallenge2021
Questions help you find out about your characters; lists of them can be found everywhere on the internet. Try these from NaNoWriMo (Googledoc). I first found out about question sheets in my Creative Writing Course. When I did a workshop
N for November for NaNoWriMo – 2014 #AtoZChallenge
November is the word for N in the NATO alphabet, which is the theme I chose for the A to Z Challenge in 2014. This year I’m doing flashbacks to my seven A2Zs, in honour of the Challenge’s tenth anniversary.
#IWSG When story ideas fall into your lap
Story ideas arriving out of the blue is something most authors dream of. I dream of lots of stories, the trouble is remembering anything about them long enough to write it down. Last week I went to an event as
#IWSG | Not the NaNoWriMo post
Welcome to this month’s Insecure Writers Support Group post. You can join in by signing up at insecurewriterssupportgroup.com where you’ll also find the long list of people to visit each month. I tend to visit all my ‘follow’ blogs and at
To Post or Not to Post… #atozchallenge
… in the A to Z April Challenge – that is the question! I’ve done the April Blogging from A to Z Challenge for the last four years. I was a minion to Damyanti the year before last – hard
July Challenge update
Of course, the big challenge for this month is to finish the revised draft of The Perihelix and get it to my editor. Camp ends on Friday, so how am I doing on that? Well, I’ve finished. I’ve won, in
Summer Wednesdays ⌗IWSG
It’s summer, in case you hadn’t noticed. I know many northern hemisphere folks tend to reduce their blogging, and since I’m at Camp this month, I’m going to join them. This will probably be my last Wednesday post till September
Off to summer camp again!
It’s that time of year again. You may be preparing for your Independence Day celebrations, but I’m off to camp for July. Camp NaNoWriMo, of course… Last year I wrote the first draft of The Perihelix – which didn’t have
Postcard from Camp (5) – The Legend of the Perihelix
Dear All By the time you get to read this card, Camp Nano will be over for another year. The first draft of Big Pete and the Swede’s first full-length adventure is done 🙂 I don’t think the pacing is
Postcard from Camp (4)
Dear All By the time you read this, I should be at the 75% mark if I am going to finish the book by the end of the month. I think I will, although at the start of the week,
Postcard from Camp (3)
Dear All The weather last weekend wasn’t conducive to spending much time out of doors, so I got on with the book, and made a huge amount of progress! It always amazes me how things you put in by accident
Postcard from Camp (2)
Dear all We had a wet weekend, so no campfire on Saturday night, but we enjoyed some nice days anyway and I got out to play sport on Wednesday and Thursday. One of our cabin-mates was taken ill and ended
Tuesday Haiku – Camp NaNo
July has arrived, So I’m writing a book at Camp NaNoWriMo! Yes, I’m off to camp today. I’ve packed my backpack and remembered my swimming things; I’m looking forward to canoeing on the lake, singing songs round the campfire,
Should I go camping in July?
That’s Camp NaNoWriMo, specifically. You probably know that the NaNoWriMo set-up encourages everyone to write a novel, or some other variation in this theme nowadays, in a month, specifically November. It also runs the project in the form of a