This blog post is sponsored by Grammarly: I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because I have an issue with my dyslexia and any software that can help, I will use. Okay so the dissertation is half way through… Amazing that it is that far! When I realised I couldn’t believe it but there on the little… Continue reading Dissertation 5
Month: August 2013
Writing makes me feel…
Really this has to do with the dissertation so maybe the title should have 'dissertation' in there... Still, when I write I feel many things. Recently I have noticed that my writing has become a little laboured. Although that isn't strictly true, Just my adult novel is laboured. Not that I realised this. As I… Continue reading Writing makes me feel…
Advice that stinks…
Advice that stinks... I have no fear and the worst advice I was ever given was to look at my writing and analyse the content. It actually didn't come from a person but from an article. Still I took it to heart and I ended up with two months of terrible writing. I do understand… Continue reading Advice that stinks…
Daily Prompt -PC
Politically Correct To be politically correct or not... That is the question and the reason why it is so important. It is the unspoken rule and it jars if you come across something that crosses the boundaries, even if it is done unintentionally. I don't much like war movies, but there is one I love… Continue reading Daily Prompt -PC
Good Sales = Quality?
I was wondering about this. I'm working on a book and I'm hoping to self-publish a collection of short stories soon. I'm not sure how I will cope with sales, or lack of them. I've had a little experience as one of my stories is in the Twisted Tales competition being held by Aardvark Press.… Continue reading Good Sales = Quality?
Sound Tracks
I was listening to the radio today and they were talking about sound-tracks to your life. I hadn't really thought about it. I am not a great person for buying music. Throughout my buying life I have only accumulated 40 CDs. Most of my music comes from the radio, but I do have some that… Continue reading Sound Tracks
Dissertation 4
It's been a while since I posted about the dissertation but today I had some feedback. I suppose I've clocked maybe 4 weeks work on the dissertation with research and writing. But today I had some bad news. It all started with a chance meeting and being handed a leaflet. That leaflet was about a… Continue reading Dissertation 4
Daily Prompt – Everything Changes (short story)
Everything Changes (short story)It floated and came to rest on my leg. A piece of crumpled paper, a little dog-eared and damp. Maybe it had floated through a puddle before finding me. It looked like it belonged to no one and being bored I bent and picked it up.I was just waiting you see. Standing… Continue reading Daily Prompt – Everything Changes (short story)
Thinking outside the box
If you tell someone to think outside the box, they can't. But writers always think outside the box... But what box? The box itself is a metaphor. The box can be anything. For me the box is my life. The physical life that I live, from waking to sleeping. Any writing I do has to… Continue reading Thinking outside the box
Daily Prompt – Back to the Future
Back to the Future I remember the film. I watched it with my brother and I couldn't believe when Marty McFly grabbed hold of the car bumper and sped along on his skateboard. At the time we lived on a cul-de-sac and all the kids in the street went skateboard mad. My brother got a… Continue reading Daily Prompt – Back to the Future
Kate Murray - Cleaver 