-
Archives
- June 2020
- May 2020
- February 2018
- July 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
-
Meta
Tag Archives: writing
The Next Step
As I said in my previous post, “I Started with This!”, part of my homework from the fantastic podcast “Start With This” (see what I did there?) is to post what you created in your first week to whatever medium … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged competition, Creative writing, Furious Fiction, writing, writing practice
Leave a comment
I Started with This!
Through a series of strange and wonderful events (including, but not limited to, a quarter-life crisis and a global pandemic; neither of which fell into the latter category), I find myself working part-time and not studying this year. So I find … Continue reading
Day 9: 30 Day Writing Challenge
In 250 words or less, write a storm using senses other than sight During my writing degree, we were always taught to use multiple senses in our descriptions. Makes the scene more visceral for the reader. Sight is one that … Continue reading
Day 8: 30 Day Writing Challenge
In 250 words, write without adverbs I use a lot of adverbs in my writing. This is not something I’m proud of. Whenever I read over my drafts, these are among the first things that make me cringe. I think … Continue reading
Day 7: 30 Day Writing Challenge
In 250 words or less, write dialogue with no tags The reason that I’ve gone AWOL for the past however long is that I am undergoing the massive undertaking that is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. This series is everything. … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged #scrubyourprose, 30 Day Writing Challenge, dialogue, writing
Leave a comment
Day 6: 30 Day Writing Challenge
In 250 words or less, write an opening paragraph in media res… (also known as “in the middle of things”) So, it’s the tail end of semester. I definitely should have waited until the uni break before starting this. I’m starting … Continue reading
Day 5: 30 Day Writing Challenge
In 250 words or less, write a cliffhanger. I’ve been looking forward to this one! Those characters I keep using, Nora, Connor, and Cam? They’re a few of years old now. They started out as an experiment, to see if … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged #scrubyourprose, 30 Day Writing Challenge, cliffhanger, writing
Leave a comment
Day 3: 30 Day Writing Challenge
In 250 words or less, write without “should”, “could”, “would. I’m not entirely sure what this exercise is supposed to do. So, much like yesterday’s challenge, I’m going to edit an old piece, to see what this does for it. … Continue reading
Day 2: 30 Day Writing Challenge
In 250 words or less, write without any -ing verbs (Or, to use the grammatical term, without any gerunds) I use way too many gerunds in my writing. It’s just a habit I picked up somewhere. I suppose you could … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged #scrubyourprose, 30 Day Writing Challenge, gerunds, verbs, writing
Leave a comment
I’m back!
So, between one thing and another, I’ve gotten sick of not writing. I miss it. But I could never think of anything to write about. I’m one of those lame writers who can’t write without inspiration. Some people can write … Continue reading
My Infernal Imagination 