I have 'liked' Nanowrimo's Facebook Page, and this morning they asked about inspiring Post-It notes. I used to have these - when I had a set writing space. Now I have a laptop, and find it easiest to write with my feet up on the couch... not really a great spot for post-it notes. Many … Continue reading And even more Quotes!!
Tag: Writing
My Progress
For those of you interested in following my progress - Camp Nano is going well. I had a brilliant night last night - getting almost 3000 words down in a couple of hours. Night time is definitely my writing time. My muse finds me, and the story just flows!! The only thing holding me back … Continue reading My Progress
One Chapter at a time…
Writing a story a chapter a day is... interesting, to say the least. In the past I have always just sat down to write, and worried about chapters later. I have also, where possible, just kept on writing, getting those words out while they were flowing. This time, I'm not. I'm limiting myself. Once I … Continue reading One Chapter at a time…
Camping is fun!
I have signed up for, and started Camp Nano. Having never been virtual camping before I wasn't really sure what to expect. But somehow, strangely enough, it does have a 'camp-y' sort of feel to it! I have a cabin which I 'share' with 5 others. They are all at least 10 years younger than me, (with … Continue reading Camping is fun!
My Inspiration…
Several years ago I entered a competition by Australian Book Publishers Allen and Unwin, in which they asked "what inspires you to write?" The answer had to fit in 25 words, and while I can't remember my answer word for word, it was something along the lines of: 'I am inspired to write when I … Continue reading My Inspiration…
Another step forward
Yesterday I posted my manuscript off. Final word count, after a month (or there abouts) of editing: 59,479 words. 216 pages of double spaced sized 12 font. I have printed it out before, at around 62,000 words - but I try to save paper, so I usually print two pages to one, single spaced (or … Continue reading Another step forward
Pondering Neil’s speech
Having had some time to think over Neil Gaiman’s words in the speech I reblogged earlier, I’ve been able to narrow down things he said that gave me hope. He said he never had a career plan – nothing aside from a list he wrote when he was about 15 of things he would like … Continue reading Pondering Neil’s speech
This is my first attempt at reblogging... I truly have no idea what I'm doing so I hope it works!! I loved this post so much I had to share it. It's a commencement speech that Neil Gaiman recently gave, and is very inspiring. I love so many of his thoughts. He talks of how … Continue reading
Taking Charge
Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. - Seneca. I have wanted to be an author since I could write - or perhaps since I could read, as I'm guessing that came first! I wrote voraciously while at school, … Continue reading Taking Charge
Editing! And Quotes, Part 2
I have been so busy editing novels and creating candles that I forgot to post on my blog! Here are more quotes - still not many from my collection, but ones I have been collecting up over the last few weeks. This collection is more related directly to writing than being generally inspirational. Life isn't … Continue reading Editing! And Quotes, Part 2
Heather Ewings 