I have always had an attraction to writing, as my blog entries over a number of years clearly indicate. The act of transferring an abstract concept or idea, or creating a picture in the mind of the reader is something I find incredibly powerful.
Reading and reviewing work by other authors is one of two key skills involved in becoming a better writer. Over at Unigon Plane, we focus on reading and reviewing independent authors. This is enjoyable as we get to read interesting books that we may not have otherwise come across, and we promote independent authors who may be able to find a readership.
The second key skill to becoming a good writer is simply to write. I exercise this skill to some extent by writing blog entries here and reviews over at Unigon Plane. However, these are the artistic equivalent of a quick sketch. The skill is not required to be as developed as for constructing a narrative, and doesn’t impose the same patience and “writing stamina”.
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Chapter 12 complete!
Just over two weeks after the completion of Chapter 11, Chapter 12 is now done! I seem to be back on track with The Body in the Building and things are progressing well. Chapter 12 was when the action really started to fire up. Nat’s life has gone from being in possible danger to very…
Fan Fiction – Star Trek: USS Montgomery
Read the story! While I have published a couple of books, and am working on my third book via my #TwitterFiction project, most people who know me also know that I am a massive science fiction fan, in particular, Star Wars and Star Trek. I am very much enjoying writing “The Body in the Building”…
Chapter 11 complete at last
Anyone who has followed me over the past year would be aware of my Twitter Fiction project. No doubt, they would have seen me charge ahead for a couple of months, then get more sketchy with my writing, before finally grinding to a halt some five months ago. As in my recent post, I’ve climbed…
Climbing back onto the wagon
I’d like to say that I have had important reasons for not writing much in the past few months. I could say that I got busy with training for my 2nd Dan black belt in Taekwondo. I could shuffle my feet and say that I got busy with work and some software development projects. While…
The first anniversary of “The Map in the Fortune Cookie”
I can’t believe that a year has gone by since I released my very first book, “The Map in the Fortune Cookie!” For as long as I remember, I always wanted to write. I never thought I could, so I never did. But one day, about eighteen months ago, I decided that I would try.…
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Week 8: Story Tweet by Tweet
I can safely say that the last few weeks haven’t been my best for consistency. I went through a period of writer’s block, then a week of frenetic activity. Unfortunately, I found myself completely drained after that week of writing three chapters and made very little progress this past week. There is a lesson here…