We recently had a new rainwater tank installed at our home. It’s been on order for some time but that’s another story. Now we have to wait for some rain to fill it up. It seems that most of the winter rains have already been – and gone. I can see that we might have [...]

I’m having a good writing day. 1500 words so far – and the day is only half over! The last few days (and weeks) have been frustrating. Health issues, appointments, responsibilities outside of my writing life and life in general have all conspired to limit the amount of progress I’ve made recently, especially with my [...]

I came across an excellent article recently and thought I’d better share it with my readers. It seems that many writers are also walkers. They use taking a walk as an essential part of the writing process. I’ve been advocating this from time to time on this site, especially in those times when you seem [...]

I subscribe to a number of newsletters about writing via email. I don’t always get to read every one of them, but I try to at least glance through most of them. Some are better than others, of course. I’ve just read one that comes from a writer who lives here in South Australia. His [...]

A recently over heard conversation went as follows: “I am writing a book. I’ve made a great start: I’ve numbered all the pages.” Consider the following: Countless people say they are going to write a book. Only a few ever begin the actual writing. If you have started writing a book you are in rare [...]