Tag: writing

Longshots and Shortlists

Published October 2, 2020 by T.A. Blezard

The Yin and Yang of Writing This year, October brings with it not just the usual mists and mellow fruitfulness but the tantalising dangling carrot…

Code Purple: From Flabby First Draft to Final Edit.

Published June 7, 2019 by T.A. Blezard

Or…The Many Stages of Writing Beginning At The Beginning For decades, if my writing didn’t start with Chapter One at the top, I…

I Wish I Had Written That: Benign Book Envy!

Published March 14, 2019 by T.A. Blezard

The Green-Eyed Monster According to psychologists, there are two types of envy: malicious envy and benign envy. In the former, we feel tormented by another…

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From Writer’s Block to Cheese in Three Easy Steps…

Published January 4, 2019 by T.A. Blezard

As any writer knows, especially one with a looming deadline, there is nothing worse than sitting at a blank page, fingers arched over the keyboard…