Life events, friends, experiences, reading, other entertainment, it all informs creative writing some how. Sometimes it is directly, sometimes it is more round about. In one short story I tried so hard to avoid depicting a life experience peculiar to me that it resonated quite closely with the experience of a friend. Oops. Thus, even … Continue reading Hashtag Inspo NaNoWriMo
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The Man From Snowy River does not come from Detroit
In response to Southerly: While I haven't written about a suburb in Sydney, I do commend this article from Southerly's blog. Specificity in writing is crucial. Part of the reason I set my fictions in certain real or historical places is because I'm somehow exploring what they mean to me. And if they mean something to me, … Continue reading The Man From Snowy River does not come from Detroit
Ipso facto NaNoWriMo
I have put a lot of pressure on myself over a long to prove I am a writer, and to improve and to hone my craft while I sweat blood over the merest detail of a finely tuned short story. As my recent week full of rejected submissions demonstrates, this job is never done. Even … Continue reading Ipso facto NaNoWriMo
NaNo a GoGo
I'm making good progress towards that totally arbitrary 50,000 word deadline in November. So much so that I can make out what I'm trying to do with this novel project. It's definitely becoming something more than I thought it would. Basically, I never presumed my first proper novel attempt would be a reflexive and literary Australian horror story. … Continue reading NaNo a GoGo
NaNo Prep Info
I am in the midst of NaNoWriMo preparations. Tis probably ridiculous that a non-novelist is about to write a novel of 50,000 words in November. I don't mind though, there's nothing quite so freeing as being ridiculous and I have a cunning plan to ease myself into this new identity. However, I am not so … Continue reading NaNo Prep Info
Say it aint so, going totally NaNoWriMo
Uh oh Can't say I'm too much of a bandwagonny joiner type, but I've just gone and signed up to write a novel in a month. Given it took the best part of a year for me to write a novella as part of a thesis, I'm a lil bit worried. But at least I don't … Continue reading Say it aint so, going totally NaNoWriMo
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