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MY WRITING PROCESS
Years after I started writing Storm Force I wondered whether I should have taken more of a pre-planned approach with notes and research. At the time, a few minutes after I’d worked out where to go, I ........
EXPLORING CREATIVITY IN WRITING
My interest in creativity and imagination probably started with television series 24 (Jack Bauer) and Criminal Minds, epics with well thought out story lines. I saw the Chris Nolan space travel classi ........
My outdoor journey
I was about six when I summited my first peak, with Dad, on the steep, two hundred metre hills behind our vacation cabin. We called it the trig station hike. Those hills back onto a rugged state fores ........
What I’m getting from writing and reading.
First, I get to create characters who are what I’m not and situations to be resolved. I wasn’t born with the cool gene. I’m not John Travolta who, for me, is the original definition of cool and who ow ........
Stay on Message
Waffle kills interest and detracts from the key message. It’s empty writing. It doesn’t take the topic forward or engage the reader. Too many words of little significance. In writing Storm Force, I wa ........
The Personal Challenge and Reward of Writing
Hi allIn evolving a premise into a novel, yes it was hard, but the real challenge lay with me. The mountain to conquer was myself.As my wife will attest, my brain is fifty per cent productive and fift ........
My outdoor journey
My first summit, at about age six, was with Dad on the steep, two hundred metre hills behind our vacation bach. We called it the trig station hike. Those hills back onto a rugged state forest park whe ........
My Writing Journey
Hi allMy reading and writing began early. Within my first eight years I was reading Sir Francis Chichester’s exploits, Desmond Bagley and Alistair MacLean. I tried writing but with no premise or chara ........
WRITING TIPS
1) Write about what excites you, sets you on fire, floats your boat. Don’t write from obligation. Develop a premise around a favourite topic and build on that. Mine concerns a small group of elite mou ........
How I started and what inspired me
Hi everyoneWelcome to my first blog around Storm Force and writing.My goal was to turn the page and keep it all exciting which was a fascinating and never ending process. I wasn't interested in soundi ........