“Blessed is the man who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness. Know thy work, and do it; and work at it like Hercules. One monster there is in the world, the idle man” ~ Thomas Carlyle
“The story is old, I know, but it goes on” ~ Morrissey & Marr
I had the same dream again. The strange thing is that I recalled writing about it on this blog the last time and so decided to look up the entry – 5th October 2009 – so [...]
Question: What’s a Meme?
Answer: A Meme is an idea that is shared and passed from blog to blog, like a question posted in one blog and answered in many other blogs; an idea that goes viral. And also a creative prompt, which I am seriously in need of…
Whenever I’m fortunate [...]
I’ve been away a while. Displaced my mojo, but I can feel it creeping back. In celebration, I wrote a poem.
Eyes bright, twilight
I wait for night to come
In the trees, a silent breeze
My mind, comfortably numb
Painful and white, the first moonlight
Brings life to the [...]
“The map that you painted didn’t seem real. He just sings whatever he’s seen. Point to the legend, point to the east. Point to the yellow, red and green. Maybe he’s caught in the legend. Maybe he’s caught in the mood. Maybe these maps and legends. Have been misunderstood.” ~ Mills, Berry, [...]
“I am a galley slave to pen and ink” ~ Honoré de Balzac
I’ve been writing for a long time but I only began to think of myself as a writer in 2003 when I started my MA and began writing regularly. However, I only became a writer with an online presence [...]
“The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.” ~ Mary Shelley
For a while now, I’ve been looking for a way to help manage all my characters, ideas and scenes for the fantasy novel that I’m writing. I know that the majority of writers write [...]
My Reading List 2011
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