2011-07-16 15:54
An excellent skill for a writer to develop is how to express with less. Contrary to popular belief, being able to utilise a copious amount of flowery language isn't necessarily the path to g… Read More
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What does it take to make it in the world as a writer? This blog is about my learning process as I spend hours editing and writing short stories, my novel in progress and even poetry.
2011-07-16 15:48
I'm getting to a point where someone will invite me to do something, or go somewhere unusual and my first thought is "why not, it'll make a good story"/"It might inspire me". I'm catching my… Read More
2011-07-16 15:43
I'm by no means a widely published author, I currently have about ten works in progress, one story ready to find a home, one almost ready for submission, and one published short story, and a… Read More
2011-06-01 22:33
I don't like writing at home. I find it hard to muster up the motivation to sit down on my bed or in the sitting room to work on my novel or a short story. I always get distracted by somethi… Read More
2011-05-06 12:42
I've been a bad writer during 2011. I have edited a small segment of my book, wrote maybe one and a half short stories and lately I feel I've lost my literary va va voom. I could tally a lis… Read More
2010-11-20 20:00
The "Writers Abroad Short Story Anthology 2010" has come out in time for Short Story Week , and features a short story of mine called "Counterfeit Goods". It features a collectio… Read More
2010-11-08 15:39
I've recently combined forces with another friend from my writer's group to do a literary night. I've hosted private literary parties in the past (when you invite a small group of people rou… Read More
2010-11-02 08:00
I've been busy over the summer and autumn months, writing new short stories and working on the novel. In addition to that, I began the long and lengthy process of submitting a story of mine… Read More
2010-09-05 08:24
I've realised it's been months since I've posted in Writing on Absinthe, which is a pity, because this blog was very useful for me to process the things I've learned as a writer. My neglect… Read More
2010-06-15 09:24
Back in November, when I went to my first writers meeting in Madrid I was scared. Not about showing my own work (although I admit, I was a little nervous about being shot down), but for havi… Read More
2010-06-09 12:33
Last night I got involved in an interesting conversation in my writers groups about "the young people of today", which makes me laugh since I'm 25 and hardly what you would call old but I'm… Read More
2010-05-31 09:30
I want to try to update this blog more often, PhD and personal projects be damned! I want to examine what I believe constitutes good writing. This is merely a matter of opinion, but by… Read More
2010-05-29 10:17
Unless something is written from an omnipresent point of view, one way or another we are experiencing the story through the eyes of a character (or characters if we're dealing with a novel t… Read More
2010-05-28 18:55
When it comes to writing, I identify more with being a novelist rather than a short story writer. I've written first drafts of about 5 terrible novels since my teens. I mostly wrote for myse… Read More
2010-05-14 15:52
Often when writers are encouraged to read more, it is often taken for granted that reading will most likely be fiction. Novels and short-stories are great to see what works both from a story… Read More
2010-05-13 11:01
A lot of things bother me about the 1st draft of my novel: the narrative, the structure, awkward subplots, too much rambling and not enough showing and the list can go on and on like Jacob's… Read More
2010-04-30 08:52
Something I have the tendency to do whether it be fiction, blogging or even in academic writing is to reiterate the same point over and over again. Maybe I've done it on here, but I know in… Read More
2010-04-27 08:25
It's a surreal feeling, when you pick up a manuscript you've written but haven't read properly before. Writing puts you in such a different zone that you visualise everything with such… Read More
2010-04-07 14:52
I have been writing: mostly about physics though, but I still have been trying to keep up the work on the side. I feel like I've fallen out of the writing mode quite a bit since the pr… Read More
2010-03-05 21:32
I am working on a short story about two physicists working together on a night shift; there is a heightened sexual attraction between them but they can't follow it through due to social awkw… Read More
2010-03-04 20:29
The last three posts dealt with an excerpt of my work. As I said before: this was not my best stuff, in fact it's probably the worst thing I've written recently. While writing it, I was awar… Read More
2010-03-02 00:08
Final instalment of my short story about Oktoberfest. Discussion still to come. *************************************************************“Here we are.” Jens said. The buildin… Read More
2010-02-25 22:42
Part two of my failed anecdotal short story. Part 3 and commentary to come, on why this doesn't work and what I could do to improve it, and why I won't work on this any more. The formatting… Read More
2010-02-25 22:10
I've debated with myself whether to post any of my own work here, but anything that shows promise and I want to publish someday is a no no to post online for a blog, and anything crap is wel… Read More
2010-02-22 13:13
A piece of advice that keeps cropping up all over the place is: "Write everyday". What does this exactly mean? Does this mean to become a good writer one must always pursue a first draft, se… Read More
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