On Course

I applied for my first online writing event last Monday. Amazingly, none of my fingers had moved to delete the email earlier in the day. Where that sudden burst of confidence came from is anyone’s guess. Tweeting about my application later, I added a tongue-in-cheek comment asking whether I was finally taking this writing business seriously.

Spoiler alert: ever since I produced my first prompt response, I’ve taken my writing seriously. Of course, the person replying to my tweet wasn’t to know that.

What does ‘seriously’ mean in this context?

Guilty As Charged …

5 Overused Words in Fiction

I finally remembered to read this post. The email notification languished for several weeks, waiting patiently to be noticed. Was it worth it? Oh, yes …

It could’ve been written with me in mind. Sigh. The only thing in my favour is most of the time, I know I do it. So I’m on my guard, alternative words and structures at the ready. Some of the examples given in this post are interesting and maybe I’ll give them a go. However hard I try not to overuse certain words, pages of mine reappear from the past which I read, shaking my head.

Did I write this? Really?

If you’re a writer, pay the post a visit. I think you’ll enjoy it. Sort of …