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Try to see it my way…
Point of View Point of View (POV) is something that comes up a lot on writing blogs and in writing forums, with lots of opinions as to whose POV to use, how many to showcase etc. POVs are essentially...
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Dialogue
We’re all well-aware of the importance of dialogue. It’s one of the most pivotal aspects of story-writing. It’s where conflicts emerge, resolutions are attempted, clues are given, and tension is built....
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Ivanhoe – Review
Photo Credit: http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/ This morning I finished Ivanhoe, a classic novel by Sir Walter Scott – published in 1820. The story is set in 12th-century England and concerns knights...
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Dispatches from Abroad: How do you add the meat?
I have a new story idea banging around in my head. I tend to greet these occurrences with a mixture of excitement and dread – excitement cos who doesn’t like diving into a new world; dread cos all I...
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Italo’s Memos, John Braine’s Surety, and a Cracking Writing Game
I’ve dived into my pre-reading for September with a gusto that belies the jitters I feel about my up-coming program. I polished off Italo Calvino‘s Six Memos for the Next Millennium in addition to John...
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Creative Writing Wisdom from Oates, Orwell, and Bronte
I came across these passages and tips while reading The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing and thought I’d share. The practicing writer… immersed in his or her project, is not an entity at all,...
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Review ~ The Ocean at the End of the Lane
There’s a lot of beauty to be found in Neil Gaiman‘s The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It’s a haunting, lyrical, spell-binding tale, full of fluid prose and sharp insight into the human experience....
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Darkness at Noon ~ Quoting
I’m about halfway through Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler. Summary (Amazon): Originally published in 1941, Arthur Koestler’s modern masterpiece, Darkness At Noon, is a powerful and haunting...
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Louise Erdrich’s ~ Tracks (Spoilers)
TRACKS, for me, is a story about storytelling, about identity and the struggle to survive. In it, Louise Erdrich seems to stay very true to the art and format of storytelling among Native Americans,...
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Lolita ~ Reading like a Writer
I’ve been away for far too long, I know. The semester is winding down, and I’m busy organizing my writing portfolio for submission in addition to the essay I need to submit for my Literature course....
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The Shock of the Fall ~ Review
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I’m ashamed to say it, but I’d been avoiding it just because I didn’t find the cover appealing. It struck me as a little Fault in Our Stars-ish. But I decided...
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Plantsing….
I’m about 40% into my novel-in-progress and the process has been both terrifying and exhilarating. Terrifying because I’m a pantser, not a plotter. I don’t tend to think about plot until I’m nearly...
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The Book Thief ~ A Review
THE BOOK THIEF has been on my shelf practically since it came out, but I kept putting it off and reading other things instead. Finally, last month, I decided to read it. My conclusion? *This is a...
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Novel Done
I’ve been MIA for quite a while. The reasons being manifold. I was away on a course in London for a month, and I’ve been devoting any spare morsel of mental energy to finishing the novel. I can happily...
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Fear of the SEND
It’s hard to explain the stomach-curdling anxiety that comes with letting go of something you’ve written. These are words and lines that you’ve agonized over, drafting and redrafting, discarding then...
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How does this thing work….?
I’ve spent the last few months reading and writing and getting rejected. I’ve read lots of David Mitchell and other British writers like Mark Watson and Ross Raisin. I’ve read “It” books like The Girl...
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Bowie Books ~ How Many Have You Read?
Still upset by the news that one of the most iconic icons (sad face) has passed on. There have been loads of articles out in the last week talking about his career and showmanship and music and...
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