31 Oct 2011
Post Scriptum – October 2011
And I’m back. That was a short month (though in reality it has been closer to two–the joys of pre-posting!). I’ve settled into the life of a teacher. My students have just completed their first assessable coursework. And I have a stack of marking to do. What better way to distract myself than by returning to Write Anything? Today is Hallowe’en, a day that used to be one of my... read more
30 Oct 2011
Spoken Sunday #39
Spoken Sunday Submission #39 for 30th of October, 2011 For full details check the page. How To Play: 1. After you have submitted to [Fiction] Friday – or written a passage of around 600 words, record it. 2. On your blog, or audioboo site, post an explanation of your piece (if its a passage from a larger work) or ask readers for specific feedback about it – as well as a link to your... read more
28 Oct 2011
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #231
[Fiction] Friday Challenge #231 for October 28th, 2011 Use the image to the right as your inspiration. How Fiction Friday works. It’s easy to do. Check this page for this week’s theme or challenge. Prompts are published each month to give you plenty of notice. Spend at least 5 minutes composing something original based on the theme or challenge. (and keep writing…) But, remember,... read more
27 Oct 2011
The Writer In The Dark
I will scare the hell out of you. After all, it’s what we really want, isn’t it? My first novel was a psychological-suspense thriller called Night Terrors. One of the reasons I gravitated toward this category of fiction was the absolute thrill of writing to terrify you. I craved the structure and strategy of writing a story that kept you on the edge of your seat during the entire read. I felt... read more
26 Oct 2011
The Dark Side
I’m writing my post this month really late, like way behind schedule. I could come up with lots of excuses for being so late, work, family life, a cat that’s been back and forth to the vets over the last few weeks, but really there’s only one reason… Writing just isn’t doing it for me at the moment. I’ve tried to think positively about my novel, I even started to edit... read more
25 Oct 2011
Area 51
In a library where I once worked there was a shelf behind the desk, far up on the wall. This shelf housed an assortment of books including Mein Kampf, American Psycho, and an anime book with a title I forget. This shelf was called Area 51. Area 51 tried to be an overlap between the real world and an ideal library. In an ideal library we’d stock all the books useful for our collection, books people wanted... read more
24 Oct 2011
The Dark Side of Poetry: Suffering for your art
They say you have to suffer for your art. There seem to be at least three components to this belief– but before I get into analyzing them, let me point out that there is no evidence that suffering, or that suffering artists, create better art. And no, let’s not get into what makes art “good,” let alone “great…” Anyway. Thought #1: Suffering makes the artist better.... read more
23 Oct 2011
Spoken Sunday #38
Spoken Sunday Submission #38 for 23rd October, 2011 For full details check the page. How To Play: 1. After you have submitted to [Fiction] Friday – or written a passage of around 600 words, record it. 2. On your blog, or audioboo site, post an explanation of your piece (if its a passage from a larger work) or ask readers for specific feedback about it – as well as a link to your recording. 3.... read more
