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.
Is YouTube Timely or Evergreen?
Is YouTube an evergreen social media platform? There is some reason to think it is … or at least that is more longterm than ephemeral.
Stephen King and the Stockholm Writers’ Festival
The middle weekend of August, I attended the Stockholm Writers’ Festival (SWF) for 2023. As luck would have it, I was at the same time reading my very first Stephen King book. The post I wrote from this happy confluence of events I published on the website of my writers’ group, Pens Around the World. … More…
Property pleasure, property porn
My current pleasure is viewing YouTube films presenting property for sale in different parts of Europe, and dreaming myself into the films.
Picture of an author emerging
Looking for a new way to describe myself, having found ‘wannabe author’ is no longer appropriate, I’m trying on ’emerging author’ for size.
Ch-ch-changing … again
Things will be changing at TheSupercargo in tandem with changes in my life as I retire from paid work and use my time to create more of what I want.
Character building with Lajos Egri
I’m using the character checklist from Lajos Egri’s The Art of Dramatic Writing to plot the characters in my novel-in-progress.
Catherine Pettersson and the SWF
A short promo piece pointing you on to my interview with Catherine Pettersson, the driving force behind the Stockholm Writers Festival, published on the Pens Around the World website earlier this week.
Property props and social media cards
An article about props – properties and supports – as I continue trying to create YouTube videos about social media and the author.
The story behind Tea with the Hatter
The story behind the story of “Tea with the Hatter”, published last week. A hatter got in touch and asked for a copy on a poster.
Fun and frustrations with YouTube
Still working to increase my social media presence, I’m in serious difficulties as I struggle to create my first YouTube film.