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.
Does a poem a day keep the engine turning over?
For nearly three months I’ve been writing a poem a day as a creative writing dscipline and I’m quite pleased with how it’s turning out.
On the The Guardian Masterclass Summer Writers’ Retreat
A short notification that I’m taking part in – and very much enjoying – the Guardian Masterclass summer writers’ retreat.
Machine translation and translating a literary text
The concluding piece in my short series about translating a section of Alex Schulman’s Överlevarna with the help of machine translation software.
Translating and using mechanical translation tools
An overview of on-line mechanical translation software and some of the general issues that make this software useful and/or problematic.
Inarticulate characters – know what I mean?
It’s not easy to write inarticulate characters and make them sympathetic. But Prince Charles managed it once (perhaps inadvertantly). How about you?
Name your weapons
Sadly, we’ve recently been learning the names of weapons. There’s one name that’s the most successful name for a weapon in human history.
Personality questionnaires and character development
The origins and perennial attraction of personality tests and their potential as hooks to motivate writing and for characer development.
Writing a wreath – adventures in poetry
From time to time I write poetry, though I wouldn’t want to encourage you to think I’m any sort of reliable guide. This blog post is about writing a type of verse called a wreath. Take from it what you can and disregard the rest. How many senses? A couple of weeks ago, my friend … More…
Morning pages in the quarry store
A follow-up to my writing resolutions from last month: this is what my writing process looks like at present – morning pages and quarry store
Bruce and the Spider – writing resolutions in 2022
My writing resolutions for 2022 are much the same as for 2021. Here’s a look back and a look forward in the spirit of Bruce and the Spider.