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, […]
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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 […]
Weeknotes – S02E05
Summary: Two abortive writing sessions this week, and then a complete break from writing altogether. So, apparently, writing every day lasted about a month! Monday: I did today’s Detox prompt. Tuesday: I wrote a couple of reviews at lunchtime and did today’s Detox prompt. My intended after-work cafe was full and, by the […]
Weeknotes S02E04
Summary: I experienced both accomplishment and doubt this week, so a fairly typical few days as a writer! I’m generally very pleased with the focus I’m managing to keep on my writing, but I’m also very well aware how far I still have to go to get where I want to be. Monday: […]
The Presupposition of Success
I’ve recently been gaining a lot of benefit from the concept of the presupposition of success. I first came across this a couple of years ago, in a session on self-hypnosis at a writing festival. In that context, it was about introducing a statement into your subconscious, assuming an answer to a particular question […]