How I did
I got a couple of hundred words written – nowhere near my target, but it is clear to me now that the target needs adjusting. The fact of the matter is, I’m currently trying to: market my new release...
View ArticleRejecting genre fiction vs growing up
An article in the Guardian says, don’t patronise popular fiction by women. Patronise in the negative sense, not the positive sense. The attitude talked about here, where women will read books aimed at...
View ArticleSometimes idle fancies should remain just that
So I was reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies the other day, which I enjoyed, but which really just made me want to go back and re-read the original, and then a particular line caught my eye and I...
View ArticleFuturistic Motherhood anthology
I have a short story published in the new anthology, Futuristic Motherhood: Alternative Visions of Motherhood, speculative fiction stories about the future of motherhood. My contribution is about a...
View ArticleMusket fantasy, new trend for the fantasy genre
If I were talented, I’d do this with my insomnia. Instead, I shall point out a coincidence. I’m chugging along with my next publication, final edit’s done, title’s chosen (Bastard’s Grace), tentative...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett, shaking hands with death
Sir Terry Pratchett recently gave the annual Richard Dimbleby lecture, the first novelist to do so. You can read an edited extract here, but I recommend committing the highly illegal act of watching it...
View ArticleNon-paying editor: writers be warned
I don’t often write short stories and it’s even rarer that I (try to) sell any, so this is the first time I’ve been stuck with this issue: an editor has failed to pay me for a short story and is...
View Article“I do not write for free”— counter-intuitively damaging?
It is a mantra in writing advice that you should never give away your writing for free. Writing as a specialised skillset has become so devalued by the interaction between cheapskate publishers and...
View ArticleUps and downs of writing for others
Interesting article with Joss Whedon Filed under: The writing life, Writing news
View ArticleWriters, put your big girl panties on…
Some motivational speech for us all this morning. Filed under: The philosophy of writing, The writing life, Writing tips and techniques
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