Reality
On Monday night I had a dream within a dream, within a dream. I dreamt that I was sleeping. (1) I woke up thinking that no. 1 was a real night’s sleep and that it was 11:30 am on a …
Category: Writing
Communication
Communication is so often overlooked and taken for granted. It’s probably one of the most overused words in an interview setting and the most neglected in practice, by some. Is it in part, because the way in which we communicate …
Reading ahead
Yeah, sorry. I haven’t done this in a while. I am still writing, don’t worry. And reading, A LOT. Regardless of how hectic real life can get, and I say ‘real’ life as, let’s face it, writing fiction has long …
Inspirational journeys
It’s really difficult to understand how it can take 30 minutes to write a post today, and how on other days, I don’t have any inclination to write anything at all. But with my current novel as close to ‘complete’ as it has …
The Home Stretch
As I read my editor’s report, with ideas of how to polish my novel, I can’t help but feel a little dazed with emotion – the good kind. I am reminded of a train journey through Western Europe a few …
The middle
Have I told you how much I love travelling? The packing is definitely the best part and the worst, excitement and frustration city; organising the taxi to the airport on your smartphone app and following it on the map to …
Be careful what you dream about
Have I told you that I finished the editing of my book last week? To be honest, I was completely at a loose end. Someone once said that writers hate to write, but love to have written… I could not …
Language
Have you ever wondered what it was like before language (as we know it today) existed? Did male Neanderthals grunt noisily at their female counterparts as these early accounts of the fairer sex pointed and wagged an index finger, while …
Perfection (Ha!)
Perfection, what is it good for? I ask myself this question often, but not as often as I should as I find myself striving for just that. And it’s not sustainable, it’s exhausting. What writing is concerned, especially editing, it …
Antisocial networking
I have talked about technology before and the mention of it in my writing. What social media is concerned, I am extremely lucky. I can’t actually mention these sites at all, as my current novel takes place in a time …