Cut to the Chase – Scriptwriting course
To cut to the chase, this is all about a scriptwriting course with Janet van Eeden that I’ve been following since last November.
Writing diary
This sub-category of At the Quill collects all my occasional diary entries about my writing.
Windmills in February
Mid-February and the windmills along the Brussels canal in Molenbeek are spinning in the wind. Time to update this blog.
NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge
In which I am taken up with the NYCMidnight short story challenge, a competition to write a sort story against the clock, within a genre and incorporating a specific character and an object.
Taking stock – 2015
As we roll on down towards the end of the year, I have a feeling I ought to be doing some stock-taking. And wishing all readers a Merry Christmas!
Applying NaNoWriMo to writing Elin’s Story
Applying the principles of NaNoWriMo in September to writing the first volume of Elin’s Story – The Long Way to London – a first progress report.
Standby July
Standby July! A summary of developments and mud-stuck non-progress at TheSupercargo with a foray into social media (Reddit in particular).
The Blogg52 challenge
My 52nd entry At the Quill tagged Blogg52 is a meditation on this blog challenge and the value of blog challenges generally.
Might be May
It might be May but this blog entry also looks back at TheSupercargo’s doings in April (which didnt get their own entry) as well as looking ahead.
Johanna Jarlsdotter (Vassi) – my Becky Sharp
How I came to give the name Johanna to a subsidairy point-of-view character in Elin’s Story and the problems in finding an appropriate and historically correct name.
Elin’s Story: The Long Way to Published
Elin’s Story: How I came to choose Elin’s Story as my historical novel project and why it has taken me so long to get nowhere with it.