It is often the tiny detail that remains in the reader’s mind and catapults him into the imaginary world the writer tries to create. I’ve used Jonathan Wolstenholme‘s painting to portray a focus on detail. Minute detail is the interest…
Category: Writing in process
A description of writing as it proceeds.
Do you know how you will plan your novel? On March 8th, I was invited onto Jane Bwye’s blog where I disclosed that I am not a planner, I am a pantser. It seems there are two kinds of writers: those…
Getting un-stuck. There are times when writers need to refresh. You need help in getting un-stuck? The novel had been going well but suddenly writing comes to a halt. Either you keep taking too many breaks, or find yourself re-doing…
0.99 promotion for 3 days. Isn’t it reinforcing when you get a positive and thorough review? Praise on its own doesn’t inform what was liked and why. I think readers or potential readers prefer a review that gives a sense…
The Roman Empire active, 2016? Alternative history in fiction Today’s post features a very successful independent author of historical fiction in an imagined scenario. ALISON MORTON, is the author of INCEPTIO, PERFIDITAS, SUCCESSIO and AURELIA, B.R.A.G. Medallion® honorees. Her premise for…
The US presidential election campaign! How rich a source of strong characters and plot for any writer to capture! Simon Schama didn’t predict it in his 2010 article where he discussed passionately what historical events all school children should learn. Otherwise…
This is the camera lucida. I came across it when visiting the Fox Talbot museum at Lacock. Although the museum is about the birth of photography, the link between artistic forms of making images is not ignored. The original design…
Literature Festival speakers. How can they best serve the audience? What makes attendance worthwhile for the writer? For fans, seeing their favourite writer, or one who has fascinated them, is an exciting and uplifting experience. For writers, writing or research…
It’s commonly mentioned by writers as a problem: keeping focus on the book you’re currently writing. It isn’t just the intrusion of other writing or everyday chores. More than ever, writers blame the ingress of social media caused by two…
Where do your words come from? Here’s the tree showing the main roots. When you eventually find the little twig that is English, it’s the sort of twig size that might be chopped off by the gardener to encourage…