Today I gave my first 470 ml of blood to the National Health Service. When I’ve looked into it previously, the place, time and day was the main barrier. From clashing work hours, no transport to a far place and …
Getting Back On Track
Things are finally settling down. I’m almost able to tell you my news on a project, my mum is recovering well in hospital despite some post-operative complications, and after six weeks of high anxiety and tired brain – I’m writing again. …
Dissecting Stories: Plot Twists
This weekend my partner introduced me to the Anime series “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.” Across three days, we watched the 64 episodes with me asking extra questions on occasion to ensure I’d understood the concepts and back-story correctly. The series is technically a sequel …
Weekend WIP #9: Writing a Character in Order
This weekend I pushed myself to get some solid writing done. The year has been a challenge; my aim of 150,000 words of new words may not sound like much [it didn’t seem that bad to me – someone who has completed 50k in each …
Recognising Knowledge
Although I’ve been blogging since 2006 (in one form or other), I often feel that I have very little to write about. Considering that I’ve been reading books and blogs about writing, attended panels at writing conferences, watched interviews/talks/lessons online, and writing novels since …
The Role of Story — Reflection on Wounds
On Saturday, my hair was cut — much shorter than I anticipated. For some reason, this bothered me way more than I expected, and I spent the next week trying to reflect — to understand why I felt so wounded. ~ For those of …