Posted on 19 June, 2019 by Stamphers
Yep, it’s the beginning that was flawed, I see that now. In my Last Post, I talked about my stories never ending neatly and I figured out that if the beginning isn’t good, the ending won’t be either. So, how can I be certain…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, Novels, Short Stories, story writing, writers life, writing
Posted on 17 June, 2019 by Stamphers
I while back, I promised myself to never work on a short story for more than a month and now I’ve broken this promise and I feel awful. Why did it take longer than the other times? I don’t know, but I feel that…
Category: About Writing, OkategoriseradeTags: advice, amwriting, authors, Novels, Short Stories, story writing, writers life, writing
Posted on 31 May, 2019 by Stamphers
When I write a story, the important thing isn’t in what order I place the scenes or to create a structure, the most important thing is to find the characters and their motivations. This means you’ll write very generally at first, for instance: When…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, Novels, Short Stories, writers, writers life, writing
Posted on 29 May, 2019 by Stamphers
I feel the need to be a bit more clear after my last post. All the things I said stands but I wrote it more for me so I’m not sure the point I made was clear. I tried to cheat. I took a…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, Novels, Short Stories, writers, writers life, writing
Posted on 27 May, 2019 by Stamphers
Did I just make a blog post telling you to give up when it gets hard? No! Sometimes stories are hard; some are easier than others but they can all be something. I’m just lazy. Buckle down and make it work, you bum! Do…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, failure, Novels, Short Stories, story writing, writers life, writing
Posted on 23 May, 2019 by Stamphers
Sometimes, when you write, you’ll come across failures, at least, if you are willing to explore. The plot will drive you forward, and as you go on, you will make up reasons to why things are happening, but sometimes, there’s will be a nagging…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, how to write, plot, plotting, writers, writers life, writing
Posted on 3 April, 2019 by Stamphers
I’ve read many sorts of books and I’ve come to realise that in the English speaking world, it is very common to have stories with themes. A red line that ties the story together. I’ve read a couple of the classics from my own…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, authors, fiction, how to write, truth, writers, writerslife
Posted on 25 March, 2019 by Stamphers
Considering what I wrote in my last post, you might find it strange that I think plot is the hardest part of writing. Not because I cannot come up with anything but because I tend to get ahead of myself. The plot is always…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, authors, motivation, plot, writers, writing
Posted on 20 March, 2019 by Stamphers
Ideas, ideas, ideas… Why, they are everywhere, constantly bombarding my mind?! Why is everything so inspiring? I can’t watch a movie, read, or take a walk before something interesting pops up. What am I suppose to do with all of them? I try to…
Posted on 12 March, 2019 by Stamphers
For four years I have been working towards becoming an author. They say that it takes 5 years before you become one, before you settle into your craft; well, at least somebody said so, I don’t remember who… In one year I’ll have reached…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, blog post, flash fiction, goal, milestone, short story, writers, writers life
Bones are that which keeps you here
Turn to dust and your soul will yield
Forgive this old fool
For the mistakes he’ve made
Leave me be and let the past fade
Fire rained over our heads
fume from the rocks seethed out of the ocean
Everything is quiet now
Except the gulls who shrieked and shuffled happily
Their meals now properly boiled
