Novembers aren’t for the faint of heart
How the insanity of NaNoWriMo actually keeps me sane Let’s face it, the organisers of the annual writing challenge NaNoWriMo did a brilliant job in chosing Novembers for it. Especially…
Writing with Scrivener made easy for you
…a hands-on explanation of how to start lightly! Yes, I can only recommend this magical tool. In my opinion, every writer should at least give it a go and try….
The NaNo-experience – Plotting to free your creative mind
…and add momentum to your story-writing This year’s NaNoWriMo is officially over, for exactly a week now. Hundreds of thousands of writers of all levels and professions have written their…
Editing: on grooming the stray novel-dog
How to turn a dishevelled novel-mongrel into something readers wanna hug — with Scrivener I can smell the finish line. I’m close, almost done. In fact, today I sat paralysed…
The question of my genre — Part 2
So here comes PART 2 of this post: Where do I fit in when it comes to genre, and if I have preferences, where do they stem from? — UPDATE…
Pigeonholing — Or the question of genre
This post is to prepare and pave the way for a series of oncoming blogs about my preferred genre(s) of writing. So first, I’ll dwell on the use of “genre”…
NaNoWriMo 2014 starts tomorrow!
Are you as excited as me? From tomorrow, November 1st, we can all sit down to drink buckets of coffee and eat tons of chocolate, with the excuse to be…
November is near — Time for NaNoWriMo 2014!
It is that time of year again. November is only two weeks away, and I signed up for my next project with NationalNovelWritingMonth. And every writer can come and join…
A serialised novel for a magazine!
I am very excited about a new project that fell onto my feet when I wasn’t expecting it. A local magazine entrusted me with writing a serialised novel for their…
On Planning and Routines – Tips for Writers
Every author will tell you that she works best with the help of certain, more or less fixed, routines. This is about actually sitting down to write, or edit, or…