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Take Your Time...

stacey1979 wrote 8 hours ago: …you’re a long time dead! Is it me, or are we living in a world where everything gets fa … more →

Tags: General Natterings, Agoraphobics Anonymous, borderline personality disorder, Creativity, hospital corners, NaNoWriMo, Porglets, Smell The Roses, time

Word for the Weekend...

stacey1979 wrote 5 days ago: …canoodle. Cuddle (Photo credit: philipstorry) ca·noo·dle (k-ndl) v. ca·noo·dled, ca·noo·dling … more →

Tags: Characters, word for the weekend, Affection, anxiety, canoodle, canoodling, Creativity, creepy, Depression

Only bread...

stacey1979 wrote 1 week ago: …needs to prove itself to anyone! Bread rolls (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Yesterday was a virtua … more →

Tags: General Natterings, Mental, Blog, Mental Health, borderline personality disorder, BPD, writing, Depression, perfectionism

What to Do When Facing a Full Re-Write

Emily Marchman wrote 1 week ago: I think I’ve known this a while, but I’m now positive that I will be re-writing both the … more →

Tags: writing, re-write, First Draft, Revisions

scraps

carolyncarceo wrote 1 week ago: One thing I’m learning is to make use of persons, places, and things from other stories of mine that … more →

Tags: Bridge Door

Commonly misused words

booksbytrista wrote 2 weeks ago: I proof read a lot, be it my own work, or the work of fellow authors.  It’s something I’ … more →

Tags: Fiction Writing, Editing

Following Trends and Slowing Down

Emily Marchman wrote 2 weeks ago: Have you ever noticed that when you have a problem or concern nagging at you that it seems like ever … more →

Tags: Writing Advice, writing, Novel-Writing, aliens, Story Writing, writing trends

Can you...

stacey1979 wrote 2 weeks ago: …think yourself happy? The Thinking Man sculpture at Musée Rodin in Paris (Photo credit: Wikip … more →

Tags: Mental, Mental Health, borderline personality disorder, BPD, Depression, Disorders, Positive, anxiety, Behavioural Activation

What's in...

stacey1979 wrote 2 weeks ago: …your history? After yesterday’s post about time travel from a mental health perspective … more →

Tags: Creativity, Mental Health, book, borderline personality disorder, BPD, writing, Disorders, Time Travel, History

Friday Foto...1 comment

stacey1979 wrote 2 weeks ago: …here we go again. This picture is one I snapped on my phone earlier in the week when I went w … more →

Tags: Friday Foto, photograph, Writer's Block

An Update on My Big New Idea

Emily Marchman wrote 3 weeks ago: I mentioned a while back that I had an idea on what to do with some of my old manuscripts. Well, I … more →

Tags: writing, Website Design, New Idea, Blog, old manuscripts

Fellow writers...

stacey1979 wrote 3 weeks ago: …take a hike! Five on a Hike Together (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I don’t mean that in a r … more →

Tags: General Natterings, Mental, characterisation, Creativity, Mental Health, borderline personality disorder, BPD, writing, Depression

Cats and Writing1 comment

oliviadiamond wrote 1 month ago: The unobtrusive presence of a cat is conducive to writing. They respect the long periods of silence … more →

Tags: Creative Process, delayed reaction, Gerontion and the Maiden, Anne Rice, Cats, cats and writers, Ernest Hemingway, Joyce Carol Oates, Mary Sarton

Does mental ill-health...

stacey1979 wrote 1 month ago: …make you selfish? THINK (Photo credit: Erik Eckel) I’ve been taking a break from writin … more →

Tags: Characters, General Natterings, Mental, Agoraphobics Anonymous, borderline personality disorder, BPD, brain disorders, characterisation, Depression

The Things I Screw Up (Writing)

Emily Marchman wrote 1 month ago: I have faults. Many, I’m sure. Sometimes I dwell on my own perceived faults for too long. This … more →

Tags: description, Mistakes, Novel-Writing, Research, Self-Improvement, writing

Short and sweet...

stacey1979 wrote 1 month ago: …just like me! Incredibly brief blog today as I’m writing it on my phone rather than my … more →

Tags: General Natterings, writing, OCD, Homonyms

What does John Lennon's Song "Imagine" Mean?1 comment

oliviadiamond wrote 1 month ago: Some singers in my community choir have voiced trouble in singing the lyrics of this song. I was baf … more →

Tags: imagine lyrics, John Lennon, meaning of song Imagine

Decoding Picturebooks: Positioning and Framing1 comment

hannah meiklejohn wrote 1 month ago: Positioning —The height of a character on the page often marks their social status or their own self … more →

Tags: children's literature, Hansel & Gretel, Illustration, Pictures], Positioning

Friday Foto...1 comment

stacey1979 wrote 1 month ago: Something thought-provoking for you. What does this image mean to you? I know what it means to me (P … more →

Tags: Friday Foto, Porglets, Creativity, photograph, writing, Photography, ice cream, Writing prompt


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