My 2020 Writing Goals – writing diary
My 2020 writing goals are much the same as every year – I have goals of aspiration and goals of achievement and already I think I’m doing well.
Writing diary
This sub-category of At the Quill collects all my occasional diary entries about my writing.
i NaNoWriMo no no no – a writing diary entry
This year’s NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month – is nearing its end. I didn’t join in this year – I haven’t for many years – but I see the attraction.
Dreaming of self-publication and a pot of coffee
Self-publication dreaming and a pot of coffee on a Wednesday morning. This month’s writing diary is about the modern writer’s need of group support
Productivity and a science-fiction serial – writing in June and July
A writing diary entry that dwells on productivity in June and July, my blogging and a science-fiction story that’s in the works.
Words of slender means – a writing diary entry
Words of Slender Means is my writing diary entry this month and focuses on the soundscape in Murial Spark’s novel The Girls of Slender Means.
Counting words, the GDPR and George North
Counting words is only one way to keep track of your writing. A writing diary entry that checks in on my current writing practice, praises the GDPR and knocks the hat off George North.
SWF18: the 2018 Stockholm Writers’ Festival
SWF18 – a writing diary entry about my participation in the 2018 Stockholm Writers’ Festival back in April, together with a preamble about “all the trouble I’ve seen”.
I’ll start afresh tomorrow – writing diary
In which I start afresh to keep a writing diary and report from Jessica Hovey’s creative writing course at Folkuniversitet that I attended recently in preparation for the Stockholm Writers’ Festival coming up in April.
How to train your Dragon – writing diary
How I use Dragon Naturally Speaking Voice Recognition Software to translate and create written texts, with a recommendation for a smartphone dictation app called Dictate+Connect.
Margaret Atwood on writers’ motives
I am reading Margaret Atwood’s book On Writers and Writing (originally Negotiating with the Dead). Here are some quotes about the writer’s motivation and what it is like for the writer, “going into a novel”.