I have been a writer most of my life. At some points I’ve convinced myself that I could be a comic artist or cartoon creator, though my talent in drawing compares only slightly favourably against the work of a talented 6-year-old and my […]
That close mask of the scent of sweat, The cigarette you just sighed before I saw you, Your shirt rides up, Reveals your glistening stomach as you slide closer to me… …and crush me into window. You fat jerk. I hate the […]
This year, for the first time, I gave National Novel Writing Month a genuine shake. Now I didn’t win, but I did write a whole lot more than I did last time I dipped my toe into #NaNoWriMo. In 2013, I signed […]
Recently week Bifrost has finally tipped over 100,000 words (um…yay?), so in typical self-assessor style I decided to have a look at how many words I’d written the last time I decided to “take my writing seriously”. You know…just for comparison. I […]
Have you ever been in the middle of writing something, then suddenly had the need to type a symbol like ™, € or º? If you’re like me (or most other people), you will have cursed, gone to the menubar, opened up […]
For a writer, concentration is extremely important. No matter what you’re writing, if you find your mind wondering from the topic or scene, either your writing gets loose and less engaging or it stops altogether. This is a serious conundrum for me […]
Well, I’ve finally broken Chapter 18. It’s been a horrid slog through 17 and 18, but I’ve finally broken its back thanks to some stellar work from alcohol and #5amWriteClub I have CONQUERED THIS SHIT. I say shit and hey, it probably is […]
It SOUNDS good, doesn’t it? All those wasted hours on the plane and in hotel rooms – now upgraded with WRITING! W00t! I’m gonna finish this book in a WEEK! …and then reality sets in: we do not go overseas to get […]
Just sketched my first drawing on a tablet PC with my finger. Not easy (especially in a bus). Had to be done, though because the scene I’m writing is set in a small town and has a lot of different people moving […]
I have written that many pages of Bifrost at the pub that my scenes set in a pub are probably my best. My standard pub-writing pattern is: I’m walking somewhere with no urgency, I feel inspired to write a scene, I walk […]