I never notice these things when they actually happen. Only later. Much later. Ah well. At any rate, here are a few small mentions that made me happy. Shane Jiraiya Cummings’ annual Dark Fiction Writers to Watch list. It would be nice to achieve things in 2009 *twitches* 2008 felt almost like a waste. It …
Tag: Writing
Jan 16
Tales that certainly feel long ago
Reading one of Graham‘s recent posts started me thinking about writing stories. Not the act of writing, I mean stories about writing. I have never almost stopped writing, so I don’t have one of those stories to tell. But I can clearly place the moment I realised I wanted to write. And not only write, …
Jan 04
Om nom nom
*stands up* Hi, my name is Joanne and I’m obsessed with food. I don’t eat when I’m upset, or lonely, although I have noticed a tendency to munch away the boredom. I just love food. I love buying it (Mmmm fresh fruit and veg) I love cooking it and boy, do I love eating it. …
Dec 08
A little gem of wisdom
This is it, people. Revelation time. Guess what? Writing is hard. That’s right. Hard. It’s hard to sit at a computer when everyone else is taking the day off. It’s hard to look at a plot point or a sentence or a paragraph you love so much and concede it has to go. It’s hard …
