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”.
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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.
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!
So, Anyway – the Autobiography of John Cleese
A review of John Cleese’s autobiography “So, Anyway” with a particular look at what he has to say about writing, script-writing and writing comedy.
Autumn colours
Autumn colours at TheSupercargo, a report for October: what has been happening – and what may be coming up – on the various Supercargo blogs and websites.
A New Blogging Policy – Stops and Stories
My new plan for blogging at Stops & Stories (and by implication At the Quill); I also mention the help I’ve had from the website of my Blogg52 compadre, Anna Hellqvist.
From summer to autumn
My September report – or rather my August/September and so my summer to autumn report on developments at TheSupercargo.com
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.