What inspired you to write your first book? I started writing in the 1980s, but gave it up for family and fun. Then I got bored one winter, at 48 years of age, plus I had technology that surpassed anything in the 1980s. This one is a trunk novel today. It was a...
Our creativity can be inspired from the smallest word to a globally known news worthy article. I was in the grip of such an idea this weekend. It formed from the merging of several obscure news items into a cohesive story and took 'root' in my mind. Once I began...
Notebooks are a writer's best friend. They capture ideas, characterizations and plot arcs. We may have a compulsion to gather them and set them aside for a future project. Notebooks are available in a multitude of designs and styles, so there is something for...
Happy Friday! We've managed another week...how was yours? Did you accomplish what you wanted or are the last few projects/things to do making it onto the top of next week's list? For many authors and writers the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award announcement is...
Dutiful - definition: filled with or motivated by a sense of duty Image found at Utopia Moment by Jack Ruttan...unfortunately link has crashed. Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, 'Casino Royale' dutifully produced itself. I wrote nothing and made...
Deplorable - definition: 1. causing or being a subject for grief or regret; 2. lamentable, or wretched; very bad What makes you most anxious in your writing life? We all tread this writing journey with a certain amount of trepidation. Even the most successful authors...
Protrude - definition: to project, or to thrust forward We all have current projects, the one that is foremost in our minds and has our fingers busy. It is the one our muse is thrusting forward. We enjoy the excitement of it, wanting to know how it will materialize...
Surfeit - definition: 1) a supply that is more than enough : excess; 2) an enjoyment of something (as food or drink) beyond what is good or necessary; 3) disgust caused by excess I'm sure if we began making lists of writing problems the topics included would be -...
I was given a neat 'a word a day' desk calendar for Christmas so will try to share it with you each day. Here's hoping this lasts with all my other projects for this year! inchoate (adjective) in-koh-it Definition: 1. to be in an initial or early stage; just begun. 2....