Category: Writing

on honouring our Work…

Pam ponders the power of honouring our work, instead of viewing our manuscripts as Things we must wrestle into submission…

a day in the life…

Hey Look. It’s a really short blog post.

Learning when to let go…and whom to invite in.

Wherein Pam ponders the difficulty of letting go of our work and letting others see it. And stuff…

Riding the Rails West…

Wherein Pam writes while riding the rails West toward St Peter’s Abbey and the beginning of yet ANOTHER reVision of her novel Sanctuary…. With some AWESOME writing quotes and entirely entertaining videos.

Baby’s Got a Brand New Bag!

A brand new year calls for… Brand New Luggage! Made a shift this year.  Lil Red has headed into retirement and I have a new gal joining me.  A purty blue Samsonite.  Bit roomier than red was. Our first trip this year is about to… Continue Reading “Baby’s Got a Brand New Bag!”

Looking forward…a writer prepares…

Wherein Pam sings the praises of her wonderful community of fellow writers (with links) and lays out her exciting new plan to find her way through a new draft of her novel in progress….

Best revision ever? Thoughts on Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

Hey gang: Popping on today with some thoughts about… revisions.  About how much a book can change from draft to draft and about how … sometimes, the leaps made are GINORMOUS. Finally got my hand’s on Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. Am… Continue Reading “Best revision ever? Thoughts on Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee”

A beLATEd 2015 3Day Novel Weekend Wrap-up

Hullo World Finally typing up my post 3day notes… I made this note on Sept 9, 2015. Wow and wow and wowzi-wow.  This may have been the best 3Day Weekend ever! I need to write up a blogpost for Future Me to look back… Continue Reading “A beLATEd 2015 3Day Novel Weekend Wrap-up”

Twas the night before 3Day…

Pam can’t sleep… 3Day Novel Contest (2015) starts at mid-night tomorrow!

A day of Beans and… Pondering…

I’ve been thinking today.
Turning over different story options in my mind. Tasting. Testing… 9 more days til the 3Day Novel Contest begins…

Finding My Bearings Now

A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen

Starting Over

Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over

Ailish Sinclair

Stories and photos from Scotland

Cathy Standiford

Historical fiction, poetry, essays

Finding My Bearings Now

A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen

Starting Over

Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over

Ailish Sinclair

Stories and photos from Scotland

Cathy Standiford

Historical fiction, poetry, essays