Point Of View
Weaving the Strands of Plot I shouldn't have relaxed so soon, thinking strands of plot were coming together, like barely visible wisps of moisture gat…
Articles
Power Crazy
A Story Of Fairy Lights And Power Failures Once upon a time, there was a green and pleasant island, in which people knew the law, and by and large, th…
Need Space White Space
Tempus Fugit and All That Is it really seven months since I blogged? A lotta white space. Whoops. The Internet sucks time like a black hole sucks matt…
Fighting Yer Demons
On the nose? They'll punch yer lights out If you are so unsubtle as to mention fighting yer demons, or his, or hers, or theirs. Screenwriters, don't, …
Ten Animation Movies With Heart
Genre-Rama Since I’m working on an adventure comedy animation story right now, I thought I’d collect ten animation movies with heart that inspire my w…
Screw Everything Just Write
Second Skin, With Warts Calloused old hack I may be (fingers not soul, we hope). I think I've grown the extra skin of resistance every writer needs t…
2016 Take-Aways
Writers work most effectively to a plan. Set your goals for 2017 to achieve more.
How to start writing fiction
I'm pleased to publish this guest post by Shirley Williams, who previously contributed Thoughts From a Reader (link in text below). In this post, she d…
Ogres onions and layers – Part 2
Let's start with the unsubtle. I'm no expert on all this stuff. In Ogres onions and layers Part 2 I'm merely passing on to you what I've learnt to date…
What to do when a market doesn’t pay its way
I met Michelle Barber online when we crossed paths writing content for a big hungry web site. Over the years, we learned we had a lot in common in the …