Summary: Really got into the novel revision this week, and actually enjoyed it, which was a very pleasant surprise! Monday: I set out early for my writing date with Ann at Good & Proper. I hadn’t done much actual writing for the last two or three weeks, so was hoping a whole day in my […]
Author: Annie
Tips for Approaching Revision
The post I wrote for GYWO this month was all about how to approach the dreaded revision: I hate revision. With my short stories and fanfiction, I always have good intentions of scheduling additional time to let them sit for a while and then go back to them to revise. But most often, I dash […]
Customer Service – audio version
My short story, Customer Service, has been recorded by The Centropic Oracle, a Canadian sci-fi and fantasy podcast site. You can listen to it here.
Weeknotes – S02E09
Summary: Still getting back into the swing of things after the holiday, but deadlines are looming… Tuesday: I booked my tickets for Winchester Writers’ Festival, including all my workshops and my one-to-one appointments with four different literary agents. This gives me until 24 May to get the opening of Artisan ready for submission, and ideally […]
Another Writing Magazine Success
I came back from holiday on Monday to find this month’s issue of Writing Magazine in our post box. On flicking through, I discovered I had been shortlisted in their Real Time Short Story Competition, which was a nice surprise. I’m particularly pleased because the story I submitted was science-fiction, which they don’t often reward, […]
The Power of Three
My short piece, The Power of Three, has been published in volume Two of Ellipsis Zine. You can buy a print or digital version here.
Weeknotes – S02E08
Summary: Turns out the JoCo Cruise isn’t really conducive to getting much writing done… Thursday: NK Jemisin was on the cruise and held a Write & Chat session, which was awesome. She answered lots of questions about writing, and encouraged the attendees to talk about their own projects as well. In between the chat, […]
Weeknotes – S02E07
Summary: Not a huge amount of work done this week, but some exciting submissions completed, and everything kept ticking over nicely. Monday: I helped Bear post his account of the Thorpeness reading retreat. Then I formatted a story and submitted it to an upcoming anthology publication. Tuesday: I did […]
Weeknotes – S02E06
Summary: A bit scattershot this week, but good progress on some projects. Monday: I did today’s word at www.oneword.com Tuesday: I continued my plan of getting back into writing slowly by doing a slightly longer piece from the day’s image prompt at Pobble 365. Wednesday: I used Pobble […]
Debunking Writing Myths
This month’s GYWO discussion post topic was debunking writing myths, and I thought I would post my article here as well. Last year, I finally got around to reading On Writing by Stephen King, and he has a lot to answer for in terms of writing myths. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of […]