I'm not the one who said it! It was in an article in The Guardian about what being an artist really is like. It made me feel better about the whole writing endeavour so I copied/pasted the text here.

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http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/dorothy-parker-missed-deadlines-unfulfilled-contracts-and-wrong-wordsRead more... )

I came across this little comic strip and it made me chuckle.


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This morning my writing genie incarnated itself into my daughter* and said 'Mum, after breakfast I will do some writing, not watch TV. Because that's what writers do. They write instead of watching TV ( Read more... )

The first novel written by the guy who just pocketted the Booker Price was rejected 78 times before it was published. He even gave up and deleted the ms (but managed to get it back as he had sent it as an attachment previously. There's a lot to be said for send boxes ( Read more... )

No(n)-Novel Writing Month, anyone ( Read more... )

I haven't read McBride's book (yet) but I like the sound of what she says so I'll keep this article here and hopefully will remember to read it when it feels like it's not possible... :)

( Eimear McBride in The Guardian, 5 June 2014 )

Writing, in a nutshell:


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Now I've said I wanted to give nanowrimo a go, I'm asked when I'm available for work... Typical ( Read more... )

Now my mother has gone back home I am back on the research for my main female character. I've got a clearer idea of where she comes from and how she ended up married to this lousy guy. She's just around the corner. Now, I need to work out roughly what her life has been after she got married which would take me to ... the beginning of my story! ( Read more... )