Migration
Not wanting to lose the content of my soon to expire website, yesterday morning I looked into exporting it to a saveable file and found I … Continue reading Migration
Category: Creative self employment
I Need a Haircut & Other Whinges
So, here we are then, all stuck inside waiting for the beast to sniff us out and come knocking on the door disguised as a friendly neighbour or lost delivery guy. We get a lot of lost delivery guys (both … Continue reading I Need a Haircut & Other Whinges
Where Stories Begin
Last week saw me running my first afternoon of regular, weekly creative writing sessions at the newly opened Peter Pan Moat Brae, Scotland’s National Centre for Children’s Literature & Storytelling. Which isn’t only for people under a certain age. We … Continue reading Where Stories Begin
Writing in a Taxi in Mauritania, Virtually
Now I’m earning a regular wage I’ve been able to buy a new phone. Not brand new, but a year old iPhone 8, quite an upgrade from my old 4s which was apt to randomly switch itself off, and overheated … Continue reading Writing in a Taxi in Mauritania, Virtually
Ten Minute Post
For the last two and a half months I’ve been working for/with a company that runs conferences. I only do three days a week so I still have four days to work on my writing and other aspects of my … Continue reading Ten Minute Post
Rational Velvet
I began this post yesterday, and spent all day trying to format it using a flashy editor called Elementor. I use it for constructing pages, but blimey it was a struggle for a blog post, and I inadvertently published before … Continue reading Rational Velvet
Literature Ambassador 2019: Writer Opps #14
It would seem moving websites is rather like moving house, I’m still tripping over boxes, faffing about with paint-charts, and trying to find the right nook for my reading chair. My new site is still rather chaotic, the pages sparsely … Continue reading Literature Ambassador 2019: Writer Opps #14
Literature Ambassador: 2019 Writer Opps #13
I’m shifting over to my new site, slowly, so I put this week’s Writer Opps post there. Which is to say, here. Continue reading Literature Ambassador: 2019 Writer Opps #13
Story-A-Week #14: Birthday
This week’s story is a true one. I did begin to write a normal, fictitious one, but found myself too absorbed in the new project I’ve taken on. It involves working on-site with a client, helping them with all the … Continue reading Story-A-Week #14: Birthday
Literature Ambassador 2019: Writer Opps #12
Writer Opps Wednesday aims to bring you six new opportunities for writers every week. This week we have: a most intriguing call for entries of microfiction; developmental funding for artists who self identify as sharing one or more of the … Continue reading Literature Ambassador 2019: Writer Opps #12
Eryl Gasper-Dick, still curious 