Creative Writing and Independent Authorship
[Sticky Post] At the Quill is the category where I collect all my posts about creative writing. Also posts about independent authorship and self-publishing.
At the Quill
At the Quill: About creative writing in my experience and practice. Also posts about independent authorship and self-publishing. Read Creative Writing and Independent Authorship for more details or scroll down.
Happy New Podcast
My best wishes to you for the New Year in 2026. This is the script of my first my first attempt at a YouTube podcast. I’ll slip in an a link to the video as well. There are no bells and whistles and you should be able to listen to the audio without the video … More…
SWF25 – Stockholm Writers’ Festival 2025 – A Diary Entry
I’m just back from the Stockholm Writers Festival 2025, three packed days at the Swedish National History Museum. This is my attempt to capture the experience before the details blur.
Another New Year, another new plan
My annual post about writing (and other creativity) resolutions for the coming year, and a look back on my plan and what I achieved in 2024.
No No NaNo: the spurning of NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is an international writing challenge that takes place in November – the National Novel Writing Month. This year has been a difficult one for the organisers.
What’s the difference between memoir and autobiography?
In which I fail to provide a clear explanation of the difference between memoir and autobiography, but have fun trying.
For your consideration – a p.o.d. magazine
These last few weeks I’ve been increasingly focused on producing a collection of my writings and photography “for your consideration”.
How Can You Read Poetry?
How do you read poetry? I’ve recently been wrestling with this, a question that came up unexpectedly. Here’s the strategy I’ve found.
My New Video Channel – the what, the why and the how
A account of the whys and wherefores of my new video channel on YouTube. Includes links to all the current videos and some older ones too,
Timeline for a Shitty First Draft
Following my Herculean effort during NaNoWriMo, writing the zero draft of my novel Luce in New Lundon, I’m now building it an Aeon Timeline.
Writing, Publishing, YouTube – A New Year a New Plan
This year I intend to spend time writing more, publishing my writing, and starting a YouTube channel. But first … a new blogging plan.