Over the last few weeks, writer mentor and trainer Holly Lisle has been busy with new classes and writing products. I was holding off on some of these so that I could amalgamate all into one post, but since saving one of her new bigger ones, it’s been pulled. Even Holly Lisle, who was onto a [...]
Continue reading...10. September 2009
Some time ago I registered for October’s 2009 Muse Conference. This is a free online writing conference running from October 12 – 18 this year. Today those registered have received word that the workshop agenda is now available to select from, including registering for pitch sessions.
Continue reading...21. August 2009
Unbelievably (considering I am 1. On holiday and 2. About to adopt a new child) I woke up last night (our holiday bed is horrible, to say the least, and any sleep gained is a bonus) from a dream which has just become a new fantasy novel idea. My dream now leaves me ready (within half [...]
Continue reading...18. August 2009
I am writing this whilst on holiday. Internet access and bandwidth is limited, but that’s the point of a holiday. I get to do some stuff with the family before welcoming another family member into the fold next week. And I get to catch up on some reading. So I’ll make this as quick as [...]
Continue reading...13. July 2009
Via Mashable! I was made aware of the news that a new social networking tool is available for the microblogging platform, Tumblr. Tumblr Submissions now allows a community tumble blog. This means you can set up a Tumblr blog and have the content submitted by other users.
Continue reading...19. June 2009
As a scrapbooker hobbyist, there were two beliefs I held strongly and which remain with me to this day - Preserve our memories for future generations Tell our story – with scrapbooking it was via photographs and decorations, but there was a major element of writing. I can not impound it enough, as I know of so many [...]
Continue reading...31. May 2009
Random plot points. A random plot generator – how to torture your character, or at least be mean to them tags: plot, writing, inspiration The 32 Most Commonly Misused Words and Phrases 32 misused words tags: misused, writing, grammar ThinkExist.com Quotations. ThinkExist.com is one of the better known quotation sites. Look up famous quotes. tags: quotes, quotations, reference, writing, quote, quotation Writer’s Digest [...]
Continue reading...17. May 2009
Family Tree Software – Draw your family tree diagram – GenoPro GenoPro is a genealogy program for drawing family trees. It’s commercial, but a good one. Includes functions for mapping, linking relationships, social or organisational groupings and emotional relationships too. tags: genealogy,
Continue reading...10. May 2009
Holly Lisle’s Writer Crash Tests Writer Crash Test.com features video critiques of writing work. It is a small website off the How to Think Sideways e-course of Holly Lisles. tags: critique, course, writing WriteChain – A Fun Word Count App for Writers WriteChain is an iPhone writer’s app created by the author of the blog, How Not to [...]
Continue reading...7. May 2009
I remain a fan of Holly Lisle’s How To Think Sideways e-course, which gave me a lot of process thoughts behind the scenes of my very new writing adventure. Holly has now added to her writing products with a small website called WriterCrashTest.com.
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16. September 2009
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