Category Archives: Writing
Out with the Old… In with 2013
This past year has been a crazy, incredible one. My life has changed dramatically and in ways I never thought it would. Given that it’s the last day of 2012, I thought I’d recap some of the awesome things that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged 2012, 2013, new year's, year in review
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What I’ve Learned from my Students
This year I started teaching dance to a bunch of grade nine girls. I was bordering on terrified when I first had to face that horde of hormonally charged teenagers. Having taught them now for four months, I realise that … Continue reading
Revision – A Writer’s Worst Nightmare?
During my daily excursions on the World Wide Web, I’ve chatted to a number of writers and seen a great number of tweets that all say the same thing: Writing the first draft is exciting/exhilirating/awesome/the-best-thing-ever and that any edits and … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo 2012 – Why I’m NOT Doing It
Thanks to a good Finnish friend of mine, I discovered NaNoWriMo in 2010. I took on the challenge and wrote a measly 32, 000 words in the month, but I didn’t give up and that first attempt at NaNoWriMo resulted … Continue reading
Character Development
Recently this question came up in my online critique group and it really made me think. How do I develop my characters and how do I recognise the development of my characters when changes are so gradual?
Posted in Blog, Writing
Tagged character arc, character development, character growth, plot, writing
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WiP Blog Hop
Thank you to Margaret for tagging me in this WiP Blog Hop 🙂 Here are the rules: Give credit to the person/blog that tagged you Post the rules for this hop Answer these ten questions about your current WIP (Work In Progress) … Continue reading
RTW: NaNoWriMo
This week’s topic: Are you doing NaNoWriMo, or have you ever? Does having a deadline inspire you?
Banned Books Week: This Author’s Opinion
This week has been Banned Books Week, an initiative started to celebrate those books challenged because of controversial content as well as to celebrate those authors persecuted for their works. Here’s a fairly comprehensive list of books banned by governments … Continue reading
RTW: Seasonal Writing
This Week’s Topic is: How does your writing (place, time, inspiration) change with the seasons?
The Naked Writer
A little while ago, I stumbled upon this article on LitReactor: Watch the Naked Writer Write. There is no limit to our voyeuristic society. No longer are we content to watch competitors battle it out on remote islands for money … Continue reading
