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| Woodie Allen's writing desk |
Constraints can often be good for creative work. I was becoming obsessed with finding a better writing space this year, one where I can switch into the world of my new novel. (One where I can't see my bloody sink!) And since a new corner or cranny didn't miraculously appear ( surprise, surprise!) I decided to hop in the car once a week and go write where the story is set. Those hours writing in the setting have jump started a vital connection and injected vibrancy into the writing. Place is very important to me when I write - it provides the tone, atmosphere, the voice of a book (as opposed to the characters, the voices in the book). So it all worked out well, in the end, so far, you know what I mean.... I'm not ready to give up drooling over other people's writing spaces yet though! Isn't Woodie Allen's just gorgeous, and quite ... grandmotherly, prim, queen bee-ish? There are more rooms HERE, not all as lovely as Woodie's....
And, Mslexia's short story competition is now open for entries....
A competition for unpublished short stories of up to 2,200 words. We accept work on all subjects, so write about anything and everything you fancy - we love to read it.
Deadline is 17th March, and the judge is Jane Rogers.
You can find out more HERE...
Good luck if you enter :)
'My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to
cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do
most of our lying.'
- Anton Chekhov
- Anton Chekhov
