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I think I just got lucky last night, perfect conditions, no wind, warm enough to sit perfectly still for an hour or two. She had an adorable cub with her that she left well out of harm’s way (only caught a glimpse). I was maybe 4 metres away, no...

I've changed my goal on the Trackbear leader board to be 40 chapters (all of them) instead of the 10 I'd put originally, because I went back to the beginning. The last 10 chapters need the most work, but I have changed enough in the first 2...

Okay, three additional chapters revised (four total). One-tenth of the book now in third draft form. I think it's better. But the latter stages require more complicated rewriting, so not sure one-tenth is on, ahead or behind schedule. I'm gonna...

Okay, three additional chapters revised (four total). One-tenth of the book now in third draft form. I think it's better. But the latter stages require more complicated rewriting, so not sure one-tenth is on, ahead or behind schedule. I'm gonna...

Only a fool doesn't recognise that being willing to make mistakes and learn from them is the true mark of intelligence.

I don't think he was saying we shouldn't learn from our own mistakes, but rather we are ignorant fools when we make them, and that in contrast, learning from others takes knowledge, contemplation, and insight, characteristics of the wise.

I'm aiming to finish 6 short stories (3-5k each) 1. Final edit of a finished piece (spy) 2. Carve out a concept from a partially-completed novel (sci-fi) 3. Carve out a concept from a developing idea (fantasy) 4. Refine/edit a semi-finished...

Saturday afternoons at 5.00pm (UK) is the time for our weekly Writers' Huddle And as ever, you are invited to submit your WiPs for discussion and feedback from Pete and the collective. But not only WiPs. Query letters, book proposals, synopses...

I'll be in for the first half if that's okay.

Well...this was Bismark.

Everything Is Going to Be Alright by Rachel McCarron How to Wait Patiently It’s been a pretty bad week for me. It started last Monday when I took my mum for an appointment with the gynaecologist. She’s currently on chemo for breast cancer, but...

Thanks for this. I'm bookmarking your thread for reference. :) You can also check out Writing Magazine which contains great articles and monthly short story and poetry competitions with occasional flash options. There's also a variety of free...

The Joy of Lit Mags by Rachel McCarron Adventures in Short Fiction While my first novel is tentatively making its way towards agents who already have too much to read, I’ve been wondering which other slush-piles might need feeding, and I’ve...

I think I just got lucky last night, perfect conditions, no wind, warm enough to sit perfectly still for an hour or two. She had an adorable cub with her that she left well out of harm’s way (only caught a glimpse). I was maybe 4 metres away, no...