Ah, spring! The time of year when one’s thoughts turn to writing a 50 thousand word novel in 30 days. Can it really be October again already? I haven’t done well in the NaNoWriMo department recently. I failed last … Continue reading »There’s excitement in the air
I posted yesterday, but I deleted it around 5am when I decided it was terrible. (I had a bout of insomnia last night. A great deal of staring at the ceiling and thinking angry thoughts about the whole concept of … Continue reading »Never fucking up anything
I’d come across the idea of “morning pages” a few years ago. They’re the brainchild of Julia Cameron, of The Artist’s Way fame. (Personally I’m not really a fan of The Artist’s Way – it’s too religiously focused to me, … Continue reading »Morning Pages
I really like villains. Villains have style. I’ve always been one of those people more interested in the bad guys than the good. I cheered for Darth Vader and cried when he turned good at the end of Return of … Continue reading »Villains
So I was feeling all ill and gross yesterday and didn’t post anything, breaking my 16-day streak. Bummer. But never mind. These things happen. Frankly 16 days in a row is better than I thought I’d do. I haven’t … Continue reading »
I wrote some fanfiction today for the first time in a long-ass time, and so what better topic to discuss in today’s blog post? I am a pro-fanfiction writer. I know that there are plenty of writers out there who … Continue reading »Fanfiction
Terry Pratchett describes the spark of an idea as follows: Inspirations sleet through the universe continuously. Their destination, as if they cared, is the right mind in the right place at the right time. They hit the right neuron, there’s … Continue reading »The Art of Writing Poetry
I have this little band of characters I don’t know what to do with. I found them one October in the run-up to NaNoWriMo. I decided to draw some tarot cards and base the characters on the cards, and wound … Continue reading »The Gang of Five
I confess to being a tad self-indulgent with the new name of my blog. I have, in the past, wondered if just calling the blog “Sophie Alice Acton” is a bit, I don’t know, too much? The url can stay, … Continue reading »Torschlusspanik?