Harnessing the excitement of a blank page

The new year is a blank page, full of endless possibilities. People feel they can start over, be anyone, do anything. If only there was a way to keep this feeling going past the first few weeks. For me, the excitement of starting fresh, of having no boundaries or guidelines or boxes to work within, …

2017 EVE

The end of the year has arrived, and I did not complete my goal of publishing two novellas, but! I am on the way to completing a novel instead, which I am feeling very excited about and loving every minute of. I did achieve my goal of blogging more thought stuff, instead of just reviews, …

Writing works

So, it's been most of a month since I started doing this daily thing, and I've already made more posts this month than the rest of the year combined, and had more likes than the rest of the year combined, by a lot. I've had close to half of all the comments this year, and …

Has subtlety been forgotten? Spoilers: it seems so, yes.

I just started listening to 'The Girl with all the Gifts' as recommended by a member of my writing group, and so far it is quite intriguing and really well written. However, one of my peeves has shown up to irritate me, and although I don't foresee it as a sign of more to come, …

Under the Skin, by Michel Faber

I think this is the only time I've read a book after seeing the movie first. It's definitely the first time I've read a book after seeing a movie that I loved as much as I loved Under the Skin, and I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy it when I already know what happens. …