WIPpet

Every Wednesday, people from all around the globe reveal a snippet of their WIP which somehow corresponds to the date. All are welcome to join in the fun. 🙂 In today's excerpt Kara and her brother Brythorn have just emerged from a meeting with their father about the upcoming announcement of their respective betrothals. 29 …

Dearest Readership, I love you.

As every author/writer/person-who's-cobbled-together-a-few-sentences knows, your readership is important. Not just in terms of identifying your target audience, or feedback, or how they help you improve. We must always be grateful to those who spend a moment of their precious time, in a world where time is the surest form of currency, reading our work. So …

Now I’m Just Being Cruel for Fun

Wednesday! Yay! WIPpet time! Join us! It's the 17th today (just) so here is a small sample of chapter 17. A warning from one assassin to another. ‘We do not meddle in the affairs of kings.'

Who is your audience?

Hello hello anonymous cyber faces! How are you this fine/not-so-fine/non-descript/other day? As you may have noticed, over the past few weeks my posts have become more and more nonsensical, unstructured and honestly, pretty rubbish. What is the cause of this, you wonder? Well, me. That is, I have neither the time nor the inclination to …

Confessions: An addiction

We haven't had a proper little confessional in a while, have we? Well, today shall remedy that. I must confess to you, dear reader, my addiction to that orange button (which I am convinced is magical). Yes, I am addicted to the little orange button that tells me you've liked my post or commented or …

Happy Blogoversary

They say time flies when you're having fun. I don't always agree with this but in the case of my experiences with this blog, the sentiment rings true. A year has passed since I first ventured into the blogosphere with this post, outlining my intentions for the blog. As much as I like to think …

The Paradox

Paradox /ˈparəˌdäks/, noun. A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. This year, I am finally studying a creative writing subject. Yay! In the introdcutory lecture, the lecturer, when not rambling off on random tangents and speaking about himself in the third-person, …

Finding the Right Equipment.

Where do you go if you want advice on carpentry? A carpenter. Where do you go for stonework? A mason. Where do you go for advice on world-building? A world-building blog written by people who know and are willing to research what they don't to ensure you get the best possible information when you go …

Irony; commonly known as life.

I think I owe you all an update, seeing as the last update I gave you was over a month ago. Oops. There are a few reasons for this inexcusable laxity on my part but Christmas shopping plays no part in it. Firstly, in the last month, I've more than doubled the length of my …

The Non-Compulsory Yet Obligatory End Of Year Post.

Yes, yes, I know. It isn’t the 31st just yet but I thought I’d get in early. If you have learnt anything about me in the last nine months that I’ve been blogging, you would know I’m not so great at making deadline commitments. First of all, I’d like to say a big thank you …