It was back in a year that, now, very much feels like The Before-Time. In reality, it was The Time. 2016, the Worst Year Ever. Not that the years since have been particularly better, but we lost a lot of … Continue reading »The Sadness Found in Old Notebooks
I have a 365 day poem book, and I don’t really use it much. I get this idea at the beginning of every year that I’m going to write a poem draft every day, and I get up to maybe day four and never touch it again. … Continue reading »Resolutions and Poem Drafts
It’s hard to decide to be a writer. You decide – or you think you’ve decided. You write, so you’re a writer, And that’s true, Are writers born, or are they made? Can you make yourself a writer, or is … Continue reading »The fear of writing
I got criticised by my writing teachers. They said, “You live here, in New Zealand. Draw from that. Write your own experience.” … Continue reading »Author Authenticity
OK, first off, what the fuck, WordPress? This Gutenberg thing is a monstrosity. Anyway. I went to look at my past content to see if this obscenity had fucked up anything, and in doing so noticed that my 2018 planning … Continue reading »The Year in Review
Maybe it’s because I’m behind, and I just can’t seem to catch up. Maybe it’s because I’m not feeling my novel, even when I’m gelling well with my characters. Maybe it’s because the NaNo forums really haven’t popped off the … Continue reading »NaNoWriMo week 3, and I’m just not feeling it
This year, prepping for National Novel Writing Month has been a struggle. The semester’s over but I’m exhausted, and I don’t want to plan a 50,000 word novel. I just want to sleep. I’m not really a plotter at the … Continue reading »NaNo Prep 1: the early planning stages