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Nowt to 3k: The Result!
After not quite 3 hours of feverishly writing not quite 3000 words, last night's sprint writing exercise was nonetheless a great success!
Nowt to 3k
or - let's just write for the pure unsullied sake of writing and worry about the consequences later...
The not-Easter and not-ready-yet story
In which I make excuses for my failure to produce a not-Easter story and make attempts to get you all excited about a not-ready-yet story.
On Writing... fan-fiction
Fan-fiction provides a chance for fans to immerse themselves in their chosen universe beyond the limits of official canon. For the reader it offers all-new stories featuring much-loved characters, but what does it offer the budding writer? Is it nothing more than a waste of time, or can it provide valuable exercise?
Beating the blank page
Here's a quick tip that might help you if you have that age-old writer's problem: fear of the blank page. It's a very simple, practical way of making sure your encounters with the blank page are as brief and painless as possible.
On writing (or not)
In which I pledge to write more, make excuses for not writing enough, and (almost) marvel at those occasions when writing stops being the mere act of hammering out words and becomes something more