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 →
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 →
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 →