I’ve got a lot of things bombing around my head at the moment, all vying for equal attention. As I’ve mentioned in the previous post, I may (or may not) be coming up for grading soon in the martial art I’m learning. I’ve been doing some extra training to try and gain some [...]

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I have a mental resistance to writing here this week. It’s almost as if I don’t feel I have the right to blog if I’m not also reading – it’s not how the internet works normally.
It’s amazing how cut off this word deprivation exercise has made me feel, even when I’ve slipped up or [...]

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For the last three weeks, I’ve been working through The Artist’s Way – a 12-week course designed to help you become more creative. It had been recommended to me by a number of people so I decided it was time to give it a go and hopefully kick start my writing again.
So far, I [...]

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It’s taken me just under a month, but today I have finally finished the first draft of a 7000 word science fiction short story by writing a minimum of 500 words a day.
Not all of these words are good, in fact a great many of them aren’t.
Okay, make that most of them.
But overall, I [...]

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Was busy today,
Not much time in it to blog,
Done haiku instead.
Have taken photos,
And written five hundred words,
Plus paid work as well.
Am now out of time,
The children are home from school,
Still not enough done.
Excuses I know,
But at least it’s creative,
Will blog tomorrow.

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It’s funny how simply making the decision to get back into fiction writing has switched my subconscious into creative mode and today inspiration has been lurking everywhere for me.
I had a hospital appointment this morning which involved a brisk walk, followed by lots of waiting around with a book I was not very [...]

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I just have to share this TED talk with you – it’s possibly the most encouraging and helpful talk about creativity that I’ve ever heard. It should probably be required viewing for anyone who’s ever battled with getting words on a page, or struggled with any creative endeavour.

It’s also incredibly timely for me. [...]

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I was going to do NaNoWriMo this year. Was all set up with a great idea, but somehow never got around to doing the initial planning in time.
I’m sort of glad I didn’t, though. This November has turned out rather busy and we’ve all had nasty colds – I’m pretty sure I would [...]

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You may have noticed the rather In Your Face NaNoWriMo winner’s badge over there on the right. Yes, that’s right – my month of hell is finally over. I’ve written 50,019 words and I can now catch up with the rest of my life which includes updating this silly old site and trying [...]

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I know I’ve been really dismal at replying to comments the last few days, sorry about that. I am reading and enjoying all your comments though even if I don’t always get a chance to respond!
NaNo is going less than well. Tiredness is setting in, lots of other demands on my time have [...]

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