I managed to steal a little bit of idiot-box time the other day (idiot-box being an old term for television… Read more Folk music, ore carriers, and why you should bother at all
Category: writing
Making the author pay – and not your readers
So, here I stand (or, more usually, sit) with the second volume of Descent just about ready to go, and… Read more Making the author pay – and not your readers
When less is not enough
I’ve a great admiration for Japanese authors. Not because I have any Japanese heritage or feelings of deep admiration for… Read more When less is not enough
BBQ troubles (and why representative novels are impossible)
I went to a barbeque the other day and, as these things are wont to do, eventually someone asked me… Read more BBQ troubles (and why representative novels are impossible)
And the beat goes on
December lived up to expectations (apart from the jolly, fat, red-coated man, he and I will need to have words… Read more And the beat goes on
Breaking rules in Descent
Apparently (the story goes) there are some rules in novel writing that should never be broken. Yeah, right, and your… Read more Breaking rules in Descent
Forwards is still forwards
Managed to get around 7,000 words down this month which is a bit down on last month but, regardless, is… Read more Forwards is still forwards
Are there anything other than six plot-lines?
Apparently every story that has, or will be, ever written has one of only six plot lines around which varying… Read more Are there anything other than six plot-lines?
Progress, like a duck swimming
There’s an old (yes, very old) observation that states results are like a duck tootling about on a pond; it… Read more Progress, like a duck swimming
Writers groups, or how to sink your craft into the crowd
Don Quixote wasn’t the only person to tilt at the odd windmill or two, my personal shibboleth being writers’ groups.… Read more Writers groups, or how to sink your craft into the crowd