One morning when I was young, I went into my parents room to say good morning. My mother had just woken up and her first words were “I can’t see.” Most of my early memories of my mother (from when I was …
May Update: Goals
Blimey, when did June arrive? At the beginning of the year I set myself four goals: track my daily wordcount, write a minimum of once a week, “sort out” Resilience, and submit my manuscript to someone by July 1st. May …
Writing through Spilled Wine
My laptop is a few years old now, but it mostly works. Two of the USB ports don’t work, there’s a thin light line across one corner of the screen, I can’t use the “2” button on the number pad, …
Blockages in your Writing
I don’t believe in writer’s block. Or muses. Well, at least not the kind which come to offer inspiration. In short, I don’t believe in the mystical excuses of writers. I don’t think there exists any ethereal form which blocks your …
Mid-May 14 :: Life Update
I’ve not posted at all in the last week; something incredibly rare for this blog. I also don’t have any particular explanation. Yes, there have been things going on in my life, but I usually manage to work around them. …
April Update: Goals
It’s May! Happy Beltain! At the beginning of the year I set myself four goals: track my daily wordcount, write a minimum of once a week, “sort out” Resilience, and submit my manuscript to someone by July 1st. April is …