I flicked the TV on last week in time to catch the end of I Remember Mamma with Irene Dunne. In case you haven't seen it, it's the story of a … [Read more...] about Mothers, Movies and Stories
Writing
Writing Short Stories – Setting
Moving on to setting. We need to paint a picture, give the reader of our story a sense of place. Do you have your three characters from the earlier … [Read more...] about Writing Short Stories – Setting
Write or Clean – the writers’ dilemma?
Write or clean? - you'd think it was a no brainer wouldn't you. Well, not in my house. Not for me. And I wonder whether this is purely a woman … [Read more...] about Write or Clean – the writers’ dilemma?
Start where you are
'Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from … [Read more...] about Start where you are
A Place to Write
As the week comes to a close my actual writing output has been virtually nil. Well, that's not quite true. I've written letters, lesson plans, … [Read more...] about A Place to Write