I was talking the other day about spending too much time lately writing a fanfiction. (It’s Fallout, if you must know. And no, you can’t read it.) I was feeling bad about spending all these hours cranking out words for … Continue reading »How Fanfiction Taught Me About My Writing
I blanked on you the last week or so of July, and didn’t even notice that Saturday was my day for the Currently post. My bad. So this is a combination post, a complete July wrap-up and a goal post … Continue reading »Currently – July 2017 Edition and August Goals
Zone One isn’t so much sci-fi as apoca-lit. Whitehead uses the zombie apocalypse to examine humanity, what we do when we’re pushed to the brink, and the capacity for the government to regain control, assert their systems, and categorise everything. … Continue reading »BOOK REVIEW: Zone One
Ever had one of those moments of self-doubt? Today it started browsing Twitter. Someone was talking about book promotion, the ups and downs of self-promotion vs. publisher promotion. Self-doubt came up behind me, slapped a hand across my mouth, and … Continue reading »The Fuck-Spiral
Look at me, getting another blog post written on the right day like some kind of competent motherfucker. Little do they know I’m pulling things out of the ether at 9pm on a Wednesday with no plan! So anyway, read … Continue reading »Uphill Grind
I was listening to Leonard Cohen, as you do. Closing Time. I feel like lot of Cohen’s oeuvre has an element of desperation, of time slipping through one’s fingers. There’s a line in that song, “I lift my glass to … Continue reading »There’s a voice that sounds like God to me
So I’m stealing an idea from Drew over at House Valerius and sort of outlining my writing goals for the month. I’ve probably done something similar before, immediately forgotten about it, and failed miserably. So, it remains to be seen … Continue reading »From now on, no more blogging after midnight
It’s been a strange month. I’ve had essays and tests at uni, and blogging has been put on the back burner. Now the essays are handed in, the tests are behind me and I feel like I can put everything … Continue reading »Shooting for that happy medium
No, it’s not about torturing your characters. (Although that’s fun, too.) I have a story, and I keep adding new scenes to it. It’s currently around 5,000 words long, with the potential to grow further. The two new scenes are … Continue reading »Killing Your Darlings
