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 […]