Hey team! Long time, no blog. I haven’t been very good at taking the time to type up an update. Part of that is because I remain a slow creator (and far too quick to say “Yes” to things that then have to take priority over writing), and part is because I’m working on the … Read more
So, I had a wee epiphany that, yes, while I hope to make something of a career out of my writing and a financial contribution to my family’s future through my stories, I’m sick of trying to strategise to win at whatever algorithm is in charge on whatever platform. And what I’d really like to … Read more
Now, when I say brief, I mean that I am just going to write, and it may turn out not to be brief at all…
So, now that I have “finished” my first book and am working on books 2 and 3, I have been doing some research (some might call it procrastination … but I’m sure it will all be useful in the end). Anyway, along with working on these next two books, I am being bombarded by ideas … Read more
“All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” ~Gene Fowler I had to look this quote up. This one is very similar: “There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.” ~Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith … Read more