Sunday, November 22, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Puppies
The little puppies lie on thier backs, and thier little legs twitch and wiggle while they sleep.Sunday, November 15, 2009
Puppies
Puppies love to be close to each other. Is it any wonder they make great companions for people too.Saturday, November 14, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Puppies
My life is a delicate juggling act. If I take my eye off any particular ball it will fall and crash on the floor like an over exhausted mother/partner/worker/writer/gardener etc etc.
The blog ball dropped recently, partly because I have had that eye trained on the puppy ball. So to keep the two balls flying at once, a feast of puppy photos will take over this blog.
To begin, this is "the white one", the only one that looks like his Maltese dad.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Ugly Critques
Living in the middle of nowhere, the best way for me to have my writing critiqued is to be part of an online critique group. I've had membership of a few and some unhelpful experiences.
As part of a speculative fiction group, someone told me my story "Soul Mates" which was eventually published in Black Magazine , could never happen because houses were inanimate objects and couldn't think or feel. Did I mention this was a SPECULATIVE fiction group. Had he not heard of - let's say Stephen King's "Christine"?
Another critiquer told me I was writing a story - therefore it had already happened - therefore I could not write it in present tense. I am still shaking my head over that one.
When I first started to seriously write, I discovered I knew nothing about commas. I did a lot of research on the Internet, thought I knew what I was doing, but thought my online critique group might point out to me where I was still getting commas wrong. I asked for specific feedback when I submitted my story - the answer from one helpful person. "Have a look on the Internet." I think that is when I left that group.
Happy, happy - I belong to a great group now, who would never be so patronising or unhelpful. I am a better writer for their honesty and experience. A fellow member, Nancy Kopp blogged about us and online critiques groups today.
As part of a speculative fiction group, someone told me my story "Soul Mates" which was eventually published in Black Magazine , could never happen because houses were inanimate objects and couldn't think or feel. Did I mention this was a SPECULATIVE fiction group. Had he not heard of - let's say Stephen King's "Christine"?
Another critiquer told me I was writing a story - therefore it had already happened - therefore I could not write it in present tense. I am still shaking my head over that one.
When I first started to seriously write, I discovered I knew nothing about commas. I did a lot of research on the Internet, thought I knew what I was doing, but thought my online critique group might point out to me where I was still getting commas wrong. I asked for specific feedback when I submitted my story - the answer from one helpful person. "Have a look on the Internet." I think that is when I left that group.
Happy, happy - I belong to a great group now, who would never be so patronising or unhelpful. I am a better writer for their honesty and experience. A fellow member, Nancy Kopp blogged about us and online critiques groups today.
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