PhD Candidate, Trinity College Dublin, IE. Attending Academic Conferences as a PhD Student. Take-aways from the Inaugural Transmedia Earth Conference 2017. Writing Interactive Fiction on Twine.

How to Format A Stage or Screen Play. Oof, working two jobs and writing on the side? No energy left.

B is for Being Old. C is for Christ the Lord is Risen Today. D is for Darling Calves. E is for Expressing Thanks. F is for Funny Writing Advice and Warnings. H is for How I Want to Live my Life. I is for I Am. M is for Midnight Faith. O is for Oceans by Hillsong United. Y is for Your Turn.

Late check in, day late, duh- dum. All right, this is my day late check for Round three of ROW80. But its still early in the game. I decided to let my WIP rest a bit and work on something else. I did a quick research, to get some thinking out of the way. For some odd reason, thoughts keep popping in to my head. All right back to my WIP. In regards to the female character, well one of them.

These past few weeks I have made a point to double check and triple check any crossing that I need to. A book with more than 500 pages. A book that became a movie. A book published this year. A book with a number in the title. A book written by someone under 30.

A Journey in Words and Stories. I am an author who has been cloaked in the not-so 9-to-5 world of journalism as a reporter, editor and newsroom manager for far too long. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

When Should You Sequel? August 18, 2015. Of course, in indie publishing, all of that notion that readers have to wait a year is thrown out the window.

Alaskan Fireweed and The Dregs of Summer. As summer fades, the fireweed fades as well. By the end of July, the tips of the fireweed begin to bloom, and the earliest flowers on the plant go to seed, splitting open and releasing feathery white puffs. Now, I want to enjoy the last dregs of summer, gearing up for that winter chill which will inevitably steal fall from Fairbanks and descend before anyone is truly ready.

The Last Book On The Left. Best Book Covers of 2016. Asymp; Leave a comment. Every year I walk into a bookshop and ogle at all of the amazing covers. There are so many I love, but here are a few of my favourites from this year, in no particular order. The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare. The Power by Naomi Alderman. Underground Airlines by Ben H. From a photography point of view, i.

The Written Word Editorial Services. Writing, reading and editing fictional lives. How to Write a Novel. Asymp; Leave a comment. Is there any writing advice you like more than this one? No, honestly. Whenever I have a particularly challenging writing problem, this is my go-to.