Get yourself out there – rejections, resilience
I have to admit that a recent flurry of rejections almost had me retreating into my cave. Even though there were all nice rejections; i.e. not bog standard, depressing “your work has been received and if you don’t hear from us, then just go away”,...In praise of Nanowrimo – November Novel writing in a month
It’s the end of April, and I’ve just finished ‘Camp Nanowrimo’. It’s hard to describe what Nanowrimo is all about. You just need to sign up and have a go. This is how it is described on their website: “National Novel Writing Month...Are writers sadists? Putting your heroes in jeopardy
“I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any-after all, most people are unhappy, don’t you think?” So said Philip Larkin. I’d agree with that. No-one wants to read a happy story about lucky people...