Finding an Ending

I’ve stumbled across a problem in a story I’m writing: I’ve come to the end.
No, I don’t mean I’ve finished it. And I didn’t get to the same end of the piece which I’d originally plotted for it. I thought I had quite a while to go–my outline has twenty major points on it, and [...]

RPG Profession: Writer

I like to make things fun for myself. To try turning life into a game. Well, how’s this? Turn “being a writer” into an RPG! I devised an “experience point” progression based on how many words I write per day. This is a good motivator to keep writing everyday because I get to level [...]

Posting my work

I’ve let this blog languish; and I’ve become reticent to post my writing here. The reasons are twofold:
I had intended to publish things as I write them, to publish raw first drafts. However, I make a point of not reading back over anything I write while writing a story. I fear that [...]

The task of the writer

Recently whilst walking home I thought to myself that my reserved observer style personality is one of my great strengths as a writer; it is one of my assets. For too long have I shamed myself over this, for too long have I wished I could be more sociable. But last night I [...]

A Blog Begins: Writing

This is a statement of what this blog is all about.