I’ve been following J A Konrath’s blog, A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing, for some time now, and it’s been interesting to see the modest levels of success that can be attained while operating outside of the traditional publishing paradigm. Konrath repeatedly states that his way might not be suitable to all, but it is certainly […]
Writing Tips
Procrastination Blues
Dear friends…I am procrastinating. Again. It’s amazing that I’m even writing this entry, and not finding other things to do instead (while simultaneously complaining about not writing enough blog posts). Despite the introduction of a writing schedule, I find that I’m still not getting enough done. Oh, I’m managing to write my Friday flashes, I’m […]
Handful of Links
I’m currently in the process of writing my contribution to the second Chinese Whisperings anthology so I won’t be writing any of my normal blog posts this week (I wanted to write one about Iron Man 2, so I’ll just say “Go and see it and ignore the fact Scarlet Johansson can’t act because War […]
New Writing Schedule
I read this post on the Write Anything blog (which you should ALL be reading!) by the very lovely Jodi Cleghorn, and it really got me thinking about my writing schedule. I’ve never really had one, aside from trying to write the next installment of my serial on Wednesdays, so I can post it on […]
In which Icy posts her handwriting
How to use smell when writing scenes
I found a rather useful entry about composing scenes on the Write It Sideways blog, and it got me thinking. Scenes are incredibly important to fiction, as they tell us about location and setting, introduce us to characters, and move the plot along. Think about cinema – everyone can always think of favourite scenes. One […]
