When is a Novelist … ?
Review of Granta number 113 discussing the definition of novelist contra short-story writer and the difficulties of anthologising novelists.
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.
Inger Edelfeldt’s Writing Process
Why Swedish author Inger Edelfeldt abandoned the historical novel she started writing, and how difficult I’m finding it writing my own.
Pay the Writer!
Would Dr Samuel Johnson have agreed with SF writer Harlan Ellison? No one but a fool ever wrote for anything but money!
Millisent versus Cohiba
Comparative review of “Millisent Ka Plays in Realtime” by Jason Sanford and “Cohiba” by Lucia Puenzo, short stories in Interzone and Granta respectively.
Together in Cordoba – the complete picture
Poem and illustration produced as my contribution to an Internet-based co-operative project.
What I did at the weekend
The book was stuck in the mud, I was still feeling sorry for myself after a bout with the flu and suspicious the germs were coming back for another round, and my good lady wife was determined to give the flat a major dusting. “Why don’t you go out to the cottage?” Why not? The … More…
Words of Confusion
Words of (possible) confusion between English and Swedish – an article inspired by Artwiculate, the Twitter-based word game.
Elin’s Story: The Next 80000 Words
My plan to write the next 80000 words of Elin’s Story ran into the ground, and I grouch and bewail the fact
I write like … a hell of a lot of people!
I write like … a hell of a lot of people it seems,. or so the website I Write Like seems to believe. I’m not sure I full agree though.
Elin’s Story – Progress Metres
Progress Metres: A Writing Diary entry about using Progress meters to track my writing progress on Elin’s Story. A technique from NaNoWriMo.