I’m just going to come right out and say it. I hate all sports. Even the ones I sometimes like. Now this is, of course, downright unAustralian of me so I’m going to try to defend my position.
First of all, you need to know that I am not opposed to physical activity. I’m a relatively [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Why I hate sports
Posted in Necessary Vent on October 19, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Where have you been all my life?
Posted in The writing life, Work/Life Balance, medievalism on October 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Falling in love with a new book is a billion different kinds of magic. I have cracked open that door and got my foot in the world and, even though I’m still suffering through the usual challenges, I have a lovely sense of rightness that I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing.
As you’ve no [...]
Plot versus Character
Posted in The writing life, writing tool box on October 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This is a reprint of an article I wrote for the Queensland Writers Centre’s magazine Writing Queensland. I thought it might be useful to others here who aren’t members (and if you’re not a member WHY NOT?)
From time to time, aspiring writers ask me what is the best kind of story: one that is plot-driven [...]
