Berenice was in her sunny garden. She stooped to tie her shoelaces, and was about her business, when someone slapped her bum. She grinned. ‘Not now hubby,’ she said, ‘I have to water the rosebushes.’ She turned, and was startled: it was not her husband Johnny, but Michael, her stepchild. PS: This week I am … Continue reading A 50-Word Story a Day Keeps the Boredom Away #51
Handwriting is like making love; typing, like having sex. It’s essentially the same enjoyable activity, but the approach is slightly different. When writing my story, I am both a handwriter and a typer. I handwrite first drafts, character sketches, and scenes. I also brainstorm ideas on paper. I type everything else. I handwrite early in … Continue reading Are You a Handwriter or a Typer?
Novel-writing is a long and arduous process that requires as much discipline and focus as creativity. Poets can have as many bad habits as they like, for their lines are few and short, but us novelists need to keep our bad habits in check, for our lines are numerous. And to do that, we must … Continue reading Bad Habits for a Novelist
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