Often when I’m writing I find myself sitting at the computer with my face screwed up, squirming in my chair as I try to act out the emotion I’m struggling to put into words. ‘What would they do to show their emotions?’ I think, waving my arms and rubbing my face as my character waitsContinue reading “Oh So Emotional”
Category Archives: Writing
Spicing Things Up
Recently I’ve been pondering the use of description in my own work, especially as I run through edits to a couple of my books. I can tend to overuse it a bit and so I’m working on whittling it down, to painting a picture for the reader using as few brushstrokes as possible, letting themContinue reading “Spicing Things Up”
Planning Ahead
Happy New Year! I’ve blogged about this before, the way it feels when the gorgeous child goes back to school, the quietness in the house, the change in the air as I write uninterrupted and how I miss her so. The wheel of the year has turned once more and we’re back into a newContinue reading “Planning Ahead”
Every Day Scribbles
Hello everyone! Hope you all have had a chance to relax and celebrate over the past few days – I know I’m slowly recovering from an overdose of chocolate and good food, the glow of spending time with family still warm within me. But I haven’t stopped writing. Even though I’ve been staying with familyContinue reading “Every Day Scribbles”
Keep Pushing
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin, The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer,The Help by Kathryn Stockett, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. All best selling books. All repeatedly rejected by agents and publishers. Each author handled rejection differently, some opting toContinue reading “Keep Pushing”
Extend Yourself
‘Beyond The Fields We Know.’ I’ve always loved this phrase. It comes from the works of Lord Dunsany, a nineteenth century writer said to be a major influence on the works of J.R.R Tolkien and Ursula LeGuin (among others), who used it to describe the location of the border of Elfland in one of hisContinue reading “Extend Yourself”
Into The Woods Once More
It’s December. The year is drawing to a close, light and music and celebration against the growing darkness of the days, frost on my breath and in my garden – it’s a lovely time of year. And November is over. If you’re a regular reader you’ll know I just completed my first NaNoWriMo and, allContinue reading “Into The Woods Once More”
Giving Thanks
It’s Thanksgiving in the US this weekend and it made me consider that, despite the fact we don’t do Thanksgiving here in the UK, it might be a nice time to practise gratitude as well. I do actually say thank you most days. I know I’m pretty fortunate and so I like to acknowledge itContinue reading “Giving Thanks”
Telling Tales
I was pondering the other day and it came to me, as it often does when I’m out walking, that perhaps we, as humans, are built to be storytellers. That it’s in our DNA, some vital part of us that cannot be denied. From the dawn of humanity when people gathered around campfires or inContinue reading “Telling Tales”
Point Of View
I have a few favourite authors whose books I read regularly, and I recently bought the latest offering by one of them, excited to join the cast of characters once more and find out what they were up to as well as looking forward to having a break from all the writing I’ve been doing.Continue reading “Point Of View”
Helen Glynn Jones 