Missed me? It’s been a while since I’ve made a proper blog post, so apologies for that. The blog is likely to be quieter this year as I’m making a push to improve my writing habits and actually get things done. I graduate in May so the first half of this year is getting as... Continue Reading →
Rewriter’s Block pt. 5: Fish, Chips and Character Conflict
Hoo boy. I’ve not updated this series in a while. July, in fact. And stuff has changed again since then. Pyromancer’s felt pretty dead for a little while, and I’ve had doubts about whether or not to use it for my dissertation. I’ve just felt utterly stuck with it and unsure how to make it... Continue Reading →
Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?
The skin of my teeth, would be the answer lately. The ideas have not been flowing, and I’ve been feeling pretty blocked. I’ve been fairly busy over the summer, doing as much as I can before uni starts again. Competitions, blogs, anthologies, anything. But pretty much everything I've been working on has been for something. I've had... Continue Reading →
An Update
It’s been a little while since my last “update” post, and actually quite a lot has gone on since then. Last weekend I went up to Sheffield Film and Comic Con with my boyfriend Dale (in costume as Clara and the Eleventh Doctor!) and had an awesome time. My hands are a lot better than... Continue Reading →
Between Projects Syndrome
Writer’s block comes in many forms. Sometimes you have no ideas, or you have the ideas but not the plot specifics, or you have that but not the words. But there’s a particular type that I seem more prone to. I like to call it Between Projects Syndrome. Looks more official in capital letters, doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Voice Dictation – Worth Bothering With?
Things have been pretty great this week. I went to Wales, got a tan (can you believe it?!), visited the Doctor Who Experience and unleashed my inner raving fangirl for the day. I also managed to give myself a writing injury. Probably had something to do with the three-hour typing sprint I did on the... Continue Reading →
Rewriter’s Block pt. 3: Here Cometh The Doubts
Pyromancer has been neglected for a few months. I had coursework deadlines, and the launch of our class anthology to organise (see my last post for updates). But now I’m starting to blow the mental dust off this project, only to find a whole nest of writerly self-doubt has been breeding in the meantime. It... Continue Reading →
A Not-So-Graceful Return
Did you miss me? Bet you did, just a bit. This blog’s been super quiet for a long time, so firstly an apology for the long silence and tumbleweeds. It’s been an extremely busy few months and I’m still trying to get back to normality. Some good stuff has happened, some not-so-good stuff has happened.... Continue Reading →
Plastic Swords and Awkwardness (Fantasy Con 2015)
If you were in Nottingham last Saturday then you might have spotted me early in the morning, running through the station carrying a plastic sword and looking rather annoyed. It was the second day of Fantasy Con, an annual convention where writers and fantasy fans gather to make friends, pick up writing tips, and of... Continue Reading →