(Sorry, couldn’t resist the pun.) I came across an interesting review on Stuff the other day – it’s for an app called Write Or Die. The basic idea is simple: it nags you to write. You get to choose the target (number of words or elapsed time), and the punishment (ranging from gentle nudges to …
Circular thing. Wotsit.
The item to which I am referring is that best-of-all-possible gifts, especially for a struggling writer (is there any other kind?) – the Round Tewit. (Repeat it slowly, syllable by syllable, until you get it. Return when you’ve finished groaning.) And it would seem that I have found one. I have finally cleared my desk. …
Thank you Dunedin, and hello procrastination!
I had a ball in Dunedin. The event was technically a sellout (well, a book-out), and there was a really great vibe in the room. I suspect I waffled on a bit too much, but that's an occupational hazard. No-one seemed in danger of losing the will to live, so I count that as a …
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NaNoWriMo: a mad (but brilliant) idea
November is National Novel Writing Month. The idea is simple – you have from November 1st to November 30th to write a 50,000 word novel from scratch. Straight through. Why do something like this? Or, as their FAQ puts it: If I'm just writing 50,000 words of crap, why bother? Why not just write a …
Procrastination as an artform
Another year, another set of excuses. (And yes, I know it's the end of February – you did read the title of this post, didn't you?) Every year I try to start out with a new workbook. Which is pretty discouraging if the old workbook isn't even half filled. But that's the way it seems …
A Dark Feathered Art 