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The right words, the right time.
Originally posted on sara barnard:
Fourteen years ago, I wrote a story about a girl. I was thirteen at the time, and writing stories was what I did. And not just about girls. Planets that spoke to each other, mice who lived in the Underground, magic meerkats and friendly boats. Writing was my thing; it was…
On A Personal Note
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
It’s been a while since I devoted a blog post to what’s going on in my personal life. There’s a reason for that. Mostly, it’s no one’s business. Also my personal life tends to be boring from other people’s perspective, I think. I’m okay with that. It’s…
Tark And Mara Tackle Global Inequality
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
All was quiet in Tark and Mara’s penthouse (in the most ruinously expensive borough of Dublin city) save a seductive hum of contentment. Mara was reclining on her brand-new 16th century fainting couch following her weekly meal, languorously turning the pages of a glossy magazine. Tark had been miming at the…
Plot Issues: Stupidity
Originally posted on Vampires, Crime and Angels…Eclectic Me:
I don’t know about you, but I’ve watched a handful of films and TV shows, recently, where the plot progression is stagnated, by a character’s stupidity. I don’t mean that the character comes across stupid or is actually stupid; I mean that the little things the characters…