Online Writing Conferences 2020
Hi all! Hope you’re well. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. I’m still here, still doggedly writing. Check out what I have been up to over the last few months here: www.writersideoflife.com/virtual-conferences-2020
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Online SFF Conferences in 2020
At the very last minute, I had a chance to attend the Nebulas at the end of May. It was a virtual conference run by SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America). My highlight of the weekend was the panel on Advanced Imposter Syndrome. I love any honest psychological discussions about writing because creative …
Pinterest Marketing Strategy in 2020
In 2020, Pinterest has changed the game. Like any other search engine, the data that is used to rank content is always changing. What was once working to rank pins in the search engine may no longer work. We have to continually adapt our Pinterest marketing plan for writers. So how can I use Pinterest to …
2020 New Zealand Story Writing Competitions
These New Zealand writing competitions are listed by deadline. From the number of people looking at this site for writing contests, I can see there are lots of other kiwis looking for creative opportunities. I’d love to connect with other kiwis who write or read. Check out the New Zealand writer interviews too. Each month, I …
Question? #bookchat
I’d love to get to know some of you better. And learn about the books you love and the ones you couldn’t finish. So I will be asking a few questions about your reading habits. What book do you keep going back to and why? What makes a book as comfortable and warm as an …
Lockdown Fiction
I’m really proud to have a tiny story about lockdown in the finals for the international Micro Madness competition. Check out all the wonderful little stories. You can see the authors reading them on the channel too. Micro Madness 2020
Flash Fiction for the Purposeful Practitioner
She’d hung the damn painting upside down. Gerald lifted it off and turned it the right way again; brick building at the top, a clear spreading blue along the bottom. And chimneys pointing firmly down. “Why do you have to paint things up the wrong way and looking through water?” she called. “It’s, well, a …
Oft Astray #FFFC #prompt
He made his living out of finding the story. He took a boring crime, a stolen grave plate scrapped for cash. He tracked down the veteran’s son and spilled the passion. He wrote the story in black and white and everyone loved him for it. But Bailey wouldn’t fit into Times New Roman. Her motive …
To All the Mothers Working from Home in Lockdown
I see you at your window. I see you behind the memes and the posts flooded with hearts… Read More
To All The Mothers Working From Home
I see you at your window. I see you behind the memes and posts flooded with hearts. I see you scoffing the kids’ easter eggs after they go to bed. I get it. We have been on strict lockdown for a couple of weeks. We cannot drive anywhere except to get essential supplies and we …