Writerly Ways

[cornerofmadness]

A day late and a dollar short. I had ideas but since I'm sharing a computer and time is of essence, I'll skip it. I did learn that one of the deadlines I thought was in two weeks is now sept so that's great. Setting that one aside to work on the little ghost story.

Camp nano is going well. I'm about halfway to my goal.

Have some links from Betty

The No. 1 Rule for Flashbacks in a Story Opening


6 Easy Writing Exercises to Fuel Your Creativity

Redesign Your Life To Prioritize Writing With David Kadavy

Five Story Elements That Worked in One Story but not in Another

Creating a Magic System for Superpowers


Creating Character Chemistry podcast

And from around the web

Writers and the “F” Word: Coping With Failure


The Psychology of Author Marketing


The Power of Sharing Writing, Even in Draft Form I think I shared this last week but it's worth sharing again. And seriously I'm up for sharing.


The Delights And Dangers Of First-Person Narration

Conducting Interviews For Research: Identifying And Contacting Expert Sources


Make A Plan To Start Writing Your Book

Comments

[sylvanwitch]

I was sorry to hear about your computer woes and did want to stop in to say that I've been enjoying your posts on your vacation trip, even though I've been pants at actually commenting.

I've actually been to Meat Cove, N.S., so I smiled especially big when I read about that. (We stayed at the Markland Resort in Dingwall, N.S., one of those tiny coastal towns you must have passed on your way through Cape Breton Highlands N.P.)

I also related to your comment about the remoteness. I came down with a stomach thing while we were staying in Dingwall (I ate something that definitely didn't agree with me), and as I lay on the bed in agony, my husband starting to get actually worried (because digestive issues are a pretty common thing with me, and this was extreme even with that as a given), I realized that if I actually needed medical help, I'd have to be flown via helicopter to Sydney. Oy. That's when he and I both came to the conclusion that while we might someday LOVE to own a vacation cottage there (as if we could ever afford it!), we couldn't see living there full time. And that was when my body was eleven years younger--lol!

I loved your pics of the Ft. Louisburg! I have a gazillion somewhere or other. I'm sorry you only got such a short time to explore it. We spent an entire day, which was all we'd scheduled, and we wished we'd been able to stay for longer. (Alas, we had ferry tickets we had to use on a certain day to get back to the States.)

[cornerofmadness]

Thanks. I need to see if they've gotten the computer worked on.

Was Meat cove interesting?

Ugh to being ill. Yeah seriously, that could be scary. I had the same thought. As a diabetic, as much as I like remote I shouldn't live THAT remote.

I hear you on that fortress. I could have stayed a day or two. Or work there, whatever, you know. That really is my plan for retirement. I'd love to be an interpreter at a historic site

[sylvanwitch]

Re: Meat Cove. The drive in was terrifying because, at that time anyway, the last 8km of road was a one-lane dirt road winding along the edge of the cliff with no guardrails to speak of and several hairpin turns, and it was raining. I can distinctly remember my Jeep Cherokee (in full four-wheel-drive mode at that point) actually sliding sideways through one of those turns--and I was only going, like, 20mph! So it was a terrifying ride down to the village. We didn't actually go to the tea-room or anything, but I think we marveled at the free wifi in the parking lot of some sort of community hall (?). And we looked back up the cliff at the road we'd come down on and were amazed we'd made it at all. And then we had to do it all over again but going UP instead of DOWN.

[cornerofmadness]

Okay that does sounds scary (and a lot like the road I just went on to Lily fest though it only has a few curves).