I have won an Urban Writers scholarship to do their Six Month Novel writing online retreat. It runs from 10/3/25-7/9/25. The trouble is, now I have to do the work!! I proposed an eco/political thriller (so far from my comfort zone, I can't even see it on the horizon). But I'm really, really...
I'm looking for books to read that have good examples of Father/daughter relationships, moral dilemmas; the boundaries between doing the right thing and doing the legal thing (not always the same).
Stories that look at the parental dilemma when they find their child is guilty of a crime, and/or...
I have a mental picture of an isolated writer beavering away on their keyboard, being a god to their own creations, and forgetting entirely the world beyond. The manuscript/screenplay is a priority only for them. Dare I coin the phrase: Literary Solipsism? "So and so is a literary solipsist"...
Several stories have been going around claiming Hollywood agents and managers have received emails saying, "I hope you are okay after the fires, but have you had time to read my script yet?" I've seen some of them, so I know it is true. This is seriously tacky behaviour. Likewise, I've seen FB...
I would love to post an image here wishing you all the best for the season and the year to come, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it. But I'm thinking of you all and hoping to more present in 2025.
Normally I'd post this in the Steam Room, but my membership slipped back to basic when I came off worse in a head-to-head battle with a bailiff (long story).
As older members will remember I've been banging on about writing a time-slip novel for several years. I think it is finally 'finished'...
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