Exploding head syndrome
5 easy ways for Indie writers to avoid exploding-head syndrome Do you know that feeling of having a head so full of story, plot, doubt, fear, trepidation and total ingrained conviction that you’re writing your way into a dead end? Tell me about it! From page two of my current novel I’ve been thinking I’ll have to start again; now on page 102 I have the same feeling. At the end of the book I know I will be absolutely convinced that the best way for this book to see the light o
First Steps and Chinese Throw-Aways
Chinese philosophers always take the easy view of life. They shrink challenges that freak out the rest of us down into pithy one-liners. Take Confucius. Forget the legendary ‘Go To Work On An Egg’ and consider: ‘Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.’ ‘Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.’and the perennially useful: ‘Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.’ The other guy, Laozi (c604-c531 BC) said: ‘A journey o
You know you are a writer if ...
romance means finding a way to keep 2 people apart for at least ten chapters. Thank you Grace Kahlo!
