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Writing Wednesday
Whew, I hope you all liked Andy’s guest post. It was such a treat to have him write for me. If you’re interested in Guest Posting send me an email. Head over to here. Today’s Writing Wednesday prompt is about dreams. I’ve been watching Sense8 and I’m totally captivated by it. Just wow! You’re dreamland is crazy, it’s hectic, but it’s peace to you and no one else; what does it look like? Explain it out in detail. Send all tries to dreaming(at)dreamingfullyawake(dot)com for a chance at free editing (valued at $450).
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You Need to Write a Shitty First Draft
And here’s why. I remember being told in school to write a draft of an essay, story, report, whatever and I remember I hated doing it. It was the extra time that it added to an assignment that I didn’t want to do. My writing always seemed to be full of gold right off the bat…although my teachers knew otherwise. A shitty first draft is something that is rough and it needs to be a part of every writer repetoire, no matter if you’re a poet, journalist, song writer, whatever. Some people don’t get that concept. I know so many writers are dead set on getting everything perfect the first…
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Sharing Sunday – Slipping into Place
Firstly, Happy Father’s Day to all of the Aussies father’s out there. You deserve a day to be pampered, because you all do such great jobs. Today my koumbaro gets to celebrate his first Father’s Day with little Eli, who is just heavenly! Now onto the real reason we’re here. It’s Sharing Sunday and today I’ve got a racy piece for you. Ru is brilliant with words and I really do love reading everything of hers. She’s lent me this beautiful piece about a character that lives in her head. A dainty and hardassed sphinx. I should just warn you all it’s a little bit racy, so if you’re not…
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Writing Process Blog Hop
Thanks to the gorgeous soul that is Steph, I’ve got another blog hop. I sort of love these, purely because I have the chance to write more about my practice but also get to learn more about others. So watch out for the tags below, you might be one of them. Tell us a little about yourself My name’s Amanda Kontos, but I go by Mandi, and I’m a writer, editor and writing coach. I’m originally from Adelaide but currently reside Melbourne, where I’ve fallen in love with the city’s charm, hipster nature and great cafes. I write urban fantasy and enjoy breaking the mould with mythology and modern twists.…
