A quickie Not much time today, because my good friend Bunny Goodjohn is here from the USA and we’re spending time celebrating the acceptance of her novel (more about that on Monday) and talking, talking, talking about writing – so here’s somebody else’s writing wisdom to keep you going. Why do people always expect authors […]
Beating Writer’s Block 3: Preparing and Timing Sometimes just preparing a document for writing will trigger the writing urgeSetting the type size, font, double or single space and adding page numbers can get you past the first few minutes of blank page syndrome. Opening your notebook, checking you have the right pens etc does the […]
The glory of Galleys I can’t think of a greater solitary pleasure than getting galley proofs through the post. It’s the precursor to ‘the book’ or ‘the magazine’ and it validates the writer as a ‘real’ professional. Working through galleys is something I love to do – although it’s nitpicking effort and galleys are often […]
Writing Ethics – voice and appropriation of voice Voice is what all writers of literary fiction are supposed to strive for: that distinctive, ‘hooky’ element of writing that gives personality to the prose, rather than the protagonist. Appropriation of voice is a politically correct term that says certain people aren’t allowed to write in the […]
BEATING WRITER’S BLOCK 1 – Dealing with panic on sitting down to write Why do we fear the whiteness of a blank page? For many reasons: Because the process of writing is mysterious. Because we’re not sure where the ideas come from: just as an idea springs to life from nowhere, so might it disappear. […]
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