http://www.writingwords.net/ Writing Words en Fri, 04 May 2012 09:42:00 GMT Fri, 04 May 2012 09:42:00 GMT info@writingwords.net info@writingwords.net http://www.writingwords.net/story-a-day-may/ There are times when I wish my days had 48 hours. This month, for instance. I am busy with course deadlines and I'm working on a story for a competition... http://www.writingwords.net/story-a-day-may/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/story-a-day-may/ Fri, 04 May 2012 09:42:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/how-to-think-sideways-closes/ How to Think Sideways is only open for sign-up until the end of the month. Then, Holly is going to close the course for good. Why should you sign up... http://www.writingwords.net/how-to-think-sideways-closes/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/how-to-think-sideways-closes/ Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:48:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/on-the-origin-of-story-ideas/ Where do ideas come from? So far this year, I've written stories based on the following: - a song - a tweet - a news story - a story I... http://www.writingwords.net/on-the-origin-of-story-ideas/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/on-the-origin-of-story-ideas/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:49:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/what-i-learnt-from-nanowrimo-2011/ Here's the biggest insight I gained during this year's NaNoWriMo: My writing process has changed. I used to be happy with writing a story with nothing planned but the bare... http://www.writingwords.net/what-i-learnt-from-nanowrimo-2011/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/what-i-learnt-from-nanowrimo-2011/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/the-nanowrimo-newbie-guide/ I wrote a series of blog posts in the run-up to November last year, titled the Newbie Guide to NaNoWriMo. Since it's only 13 days until NaNo, the most important... http://www.writingwords.net/the-nanowrimo-newbie-guide/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/the-nanowrimo-newbie-guide/ Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:20:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-october-theme-between/ Between the lines In between days Between a rock and a hard place In between jobs Those are just a few things that come to mind when I think of... http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-october-theme-between/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-october-theme-between/ Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:43:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/writing-prompt-wednesday-01/ In an ideal world, what kind of story would you write? Be as specific as possible, include genre, length, the type of reactions the story will provoke in your readers... http://www.writingwords.net/writing-prompt-wednesday-01/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/writing-prompt-wednesday-01/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:27:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-august-theme-fiction/ The theme for daily blogging this month is FICTION. And if writing a blog post every day for a month isn't enough, you can enter the blogging contest for a... http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-august-theme-fiction/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-august-theme-fiction/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:23:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-july-theme-swim/ The theme for this month's daily blogging challenge is SWIM. If you take part this month, check out the NaBloPoMo Writing Contest. You can submit one post which you've written... http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-july-theme-swim/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-july-theme-swim/ Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:16:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/all-hail-750wordscom/ I've just finished my 750words.com entry for today. I've written every day in June so far and I'm on an 19-day writing streak. Online morning pages, that's 750words.com in a... http://www.writingwords.net/all-hail-750wordscom/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/all-hail-750wordscom/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:13:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/my-biggest-writing-challenge/ My biggest challenge with writing at the moment is six months (and a bit) old and has recently taken to decorating the kitchen floor with soggy rice cakes. I thought... http://www.writingwords.net/my-biggest-writing-challenge/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/my-biggest-writing-challenge/ Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:13:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/and-then-life-happend/ "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon I had ambitious plans for March - and now it's almost May. I got ill... http://www.writingwords.net/and-then-life-happend/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/and-then-life-happend/ Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:12:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/in-a-word-where-to-find-inspiration/ A Word A Day isn't the only place where you can find a new word every day. Here's a list of others I know of - they may come in... http://www.writingwords.net/in-a-word-where-to-find-inspiration/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/in-a-word-where-to-find-inspiration/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:47:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-march-theme-in-a-word/ Given my posting record over the last three months, signing up for NaBloPoMo in March is probable a bit ambitious. On the other hand, writing one blog post a day... http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-march-theme-in-a-word/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/nablopomo-march-theme-in-a-word/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:17:00 GMT http://www.writingwords.net/a-ping/ Hello everybody and sorry for the long silence. That wasn't quite the way I had wanted December to go, but: My daughter was born on December 1 and in between... http://www.writingwords.net/a-ping/#comments http://www.writingwords.net/a-ping/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:46:00 GMT