Still in NaNo …

https://nanowrimo.org/ Did I once promise to do a post every few days, or a few days a week, or did I lie and have no intention of doing that? I don't know. Today there should be a post, if only because it's been a few days since the last one, but it's still NaNo and …

Black Cat Day –

I got here first - it's mine. You get your own.

Observable by Silence

#WriterTip Yes, I've never done that before, but time moves in like a high tide and even I have to adapt or get pulled out with the undertow. No, that doesn't make sense. What does? Writers are observers. They do this by keeping the mouth shut and all other senses open. A friend read a …

The View from the Kitchen

The guava trees are in full bud. Not yet flowering, except for the one at the very top of the large bush on the high bank. Soon, though, and at the first sign of an open flower, we'll get our annual visitors. Birds, hundreds of birds, mostly Rainbow Lorikeets, but others come, too. Many, many …

It’s in the Eyes

#FPQ: What do you believe, when it comes to people’s traits and personalities? Are they primarily formed and shaped by nature or by nurture, as defined above? What about your personality? Nature or nurture? The bathroom window takes up all of one wall. It's huge. Faces west. The afternoon sun makes the space as bright as an …

Running Around Like a Blue-A…d Fly

An Australianism? Not sure, but I've heard it said in places far and near. However, that's not the point. So, what is? I'm learning new things. New things take up space in the brain. It's hard. Why do it? It's a new world out there. We have to learn to live in it, adapt. And …

Spring Equinox

It is down here. Australia. Spring Equinox. When the days are equal in length to the nights, when summer is just around the corner ... Which, all in all, means I can get more writing done without turning on the lights ... Oh, yes, Herja, Devastation is still #1 on New Releases in its category. …

Time, Please

Each morning (after checking overnight emails, of course), I scroll through WP posts, and I saw these opening lines:There are so many things I'd like to write about but the truth is, I don't have the time. It's the same boat, but a different size. I'm not doing puzzles, just the tidying up and finalising …

The Complexity of Simplicity

In some of the many jobs I've done in my life, I found the most difficulty dealing with the response of, "That's simple." This statement was usually closely followed by a thoughtless assessment of how quickly it could get done/finished. I know the truth. Simple is never simple. Simple takes a long time to perfect. …

Maintain the Posture

Is this the time to make excuses? No, I didn't think so. Instead of trying to write up a post, I'm going to give you a potpourri of tips and tricks from other, well-known, writers. At the end, I'll give mine. Preparation ... Anton Chekhov - Six Principles of a good story: Absence of lengthy …