My number one hobby is people-watching and it never fails to inspire me. During Covid one of the hardest things was not being able to just observe my fellow human beings going about their daily business of trying to look like they know what they’re doing. I can usually come away from a good people-watchingContinue reading “People watching.”
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A very good place to start.
I started writing when I was young and since I’m a woman of a certain age that was many moons ago now. I remember sitting for hours in my bedroom scribbling in notebook after notebook. Young writers today will never know the anguish of writing out your story by hand and then making a mistakeContinue reading “A very good place to start.”
Distraction or inspiration?
By now I think we all know that I am one of those writers who is easily distracted and always on the lookout for reasons to not to. It’s not that I don’t like writing it’s more a case of ‘you’ll enjoy it once you get there’ with me. If there’s some washing to doContinue reading “Distraction or inspiration?”
Writing space.
As writers, we all know how important it is to have your own space. Doesn’t matter whether it’s a corner of the dining room, a picnic table in the garage, or a desk in a spare room, what matters is you have somewhere to go and write. Because half the battle is removing yourself fromContinue reading “Writing space.”
Gotta love a list!
So, I said I’d get on with my writing and I have. Well, I’ve made a list of things that I need/want to do which is as good as. Right? I don’t know about you but I love a list. When I write a list I feel as though I am getting shit done andContinue reading “Gotta love a list!”
No more excuses (?)
So that’s summer over with and an uninspiring apocalypse survived…so, what now? I know what I want to achieve over the next few months/a year but how to get started is another matter. I can get stuck in the planning phase for far too long if I’m not careful. Just let me make a fewContinue reading “No more excuses (?)”
Best. Excuse. Evah.
So, those of you who have read this blog before will know that I can be distracted from writing by butterflies flapping their wings on a different continent or the possibility that there might be a small corner of my apartment that isn’t completely free of dust. Well…the other day I had the best excuseContinue reading “Best. Excuse. Evah.”
Writing on the move.
I always find holidays to be the hardest time for me to write. We live in Seoul for most of the year and then spend every summer in Scotland visiting family and friends or hiding out from the rain which is an inevitable part of the Scottish experience. Therefore, on the one hand, I haveContinue reading “Writing on the move.”
Now hear this: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Every time we put out a call for submissions we learn a little more about how to go about the process. For instance, I quickly learned to specify ‘3 submissions max’ after someone sent me a dozen of their plays in one email! I also now mention at least twice that it is for audioContinue reading “Now hear this: the good, the bad, and the ugly.”
Now hear this!
So, as some of you might know I run a podcast theatre company. Every 2 weeks we release a new play, monologue, or poem and have been doing so for over a year now. I am well-known for being absolutely crap with technology so it was a pleasant surprise to me how easy it wasContinue reading “Now hear this!”
The Reluctant Writer 