Sometimes I wonder if I’m not making things harder for myself. I’m thinking this after reviewing some feedback for a contest I entered a while back. It was my chess playing hero’s story and he didn’t do all that well in the contest. Why? Because one judge HATED the story. Now, most of the other … Continue reading “Playing it Safe”
Category: chess ms
Checkmate
Yep, my chess player has finally been checkmated. Thank God. Here’s a snapshot of some ms stats: *Number of times entire ms rewritten – 3*Number of times beginning rewritten – 6*Size of ‘deleted scenes’ folder – 227k*Number of times hero/heroine conflict changed – 3 *Number of times I wanted to kill hero/heroine – 20*Number of … Continue reading “Checkmate”
Nothing to Say So Here’s a Picture of a Man Instead
Iam feeling generally unenthused about everything at the moment, most especially writing. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I always write. Every day, mostly. But the writing has become a bit of a battle lately and nothing’s going right. So to save you all from a fantastic vent, I am posting a nice pic of a … Continue reading “Nothing to Say So Here’s a Picture of a Man Instead”
Carving Michelangelo’s David
I feel a bit like Michelangelo trying to carve out David from a block of stone at the moment. I keep chipping away thinking I see the figure inside, but then realise that my David looks more of an ogre than a svelte young man. All the proportions are wrong and he’s wearing clothes instead … Continue reading “Carving Michelangelo’s David”