I am writing. Did you see what I did there? (sorry) Wabi-sabi I stole the title for this post from a post on the Strictly Writing blog by Susie Nott-Bower. She wrote about wabi-sabi – the Japanese art of imperfection and impermanence – and how the concept can be used to whack the Inner Editor [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Present Imperfect
Posted in General stuff, tagged first draft, novel-writing on September 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
My Tomatoes Aren’t Ready
Posted in General stuff, tagged books, tomatoes on September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
They’ll be ready to harvest in an hour and a half. So I thought I’d catch up on reading blogs and #fridayflash, and I found this wonderful meme at dovegreyreader’s blog, which I couldn’t resist having a go at. The most difficult part is remembering which books I’ve read this year – if I inadvertently [...]
Jesus Finds Sammy – #fridayflash
Posted in My Writing, tagged #fridayflash on September 18, 2009 | 22 Comments »
Sammy took extra care over his appearance that Saturday. He persuaded Anna to iron his blue shirt, the one with a collar, and he borrowed Jim’s pair of nearly smart black leather shoes. He even pulled a comb through his hair before leaving his room. ‘Sammy, you can’t go out without a coat,’ Anna called [...]
Writer’s Speed Bumps
Posted in General stuff, tagged novel-writing, rubbish on September 14, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I don’t seem to have had much to say lately. I even missed last Friday’s #fridayflash for the first time in months. I’m not quite sure what’s going on, I suspect it’s one of those writerly things that every writer comes up against once in a while. Only read on if you’re really interested in [...]
Cliché or not cliché?
Posted in Mind-boggling Concepts, tagged cliché on September 7, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I’ve been mulling this one over for a while. It takes all sorts, and there’s no accounting for taste… but is it OK to use clichés in proper literarily-acceptable writing? (is literarily even a word? do I care? nah, you know what I mean…) Six of one, half a dozen of the other, if you [...]
#fridayflash – Pizza Night
Posted in My Writing, tagged #fridayflash, writing on September 4, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Friday night was pizza night in our house, from when I started school until Mum went away. After school, Rachael and Lily and I had chores. We had to clean out the rabbits, weed the flowerbeds, and tidy our bedrooms. Meanwhile, Mum would make the pizzas. She used three different toppings each week, and never [...]
Another award!
Posted in General stuff, tagged honest scrap award on September 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This time from Dan Powell, for being ‘honest enough about [my] writing on [my] blog to try new things in public.’ Thanks Dan, it’s a great honour. And given the supportive and helpful comments I get, it’s really not difficult to be honest about my writing and share my learning process. So thanks to you [...]
