OK, I’m a little nervous. Two days until we begin this journey of writing a story a day. But it’s a good nervous. It’s an energetic nervous. I’m like a stallion in the gate, ready for the off. Quivering a little. Already I’m noticing benefits from this Story A Day project: I’m looking at the… Continue reading What Was I Thinking?!
Month: April 2010
All You Need Is Rov(ing)
I can be a bit reserved. I can see someone who looks really interesting and unless I’ve got a good excuse (like when I worked for newspapers, or in bars and shops) I tend not to wander up, introduce myself and ask all the questions I want to ask. Last week, however, my love of… Continue reading All You Need Is Rov(ing)
iPad Review: Using the iPad as an eBook Reader
Let me be upfront right, er, up front: I love my Kindle (s). But I was intrigued by the iPad because it was so damned new and sexy and multifuction and did I mention new and sexy? I had used my iPhone’s Kindle app as a portable ebook reader, for those times when I didn’t… Continue reading iPad Review: Using the iPad as an eBook Reader
Short Stories Are Not Novels
The best short stories can say a lot, but they don’t try to do too much. Writing a story a day is going to be a huge challenge. Inventing characters and settings and inhabiting them for just one day? Huge. Don’t try to do too much. We don’t have the time or space to tell… Continue reading Short Stories Are Not Novels