Back into it today, trying to get that Tennessee Williams post finished off before I pop out for an appointment this afternoon. Keeping busy this week!

Fun discovery of the day: Tom Swifties! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Swifty

It's another writing day today! I have a Grammar Talk to write up for next month, and I'm hoping to get started on a new Stars of the Stage post for the paid subs about Tennessee Williams. It'll be good to develop more of a sense of how long it takes me to get things done with my new schedule.

Taking some time today to work on a creative writing project that I haven't touched since... May. Yikes, I have a lot of refamiliarising myself to do!

Oh, and the posts are going to be really fun! Can't wait for you all to see them.

Just finished off two posts today that I'd made a start on some time ago! That gets me right back up to the month's worth of buffer that I like to keep in case of emergencies like the start of September, and that's a nice feeling, having gotten there so quickly.

It's ADHD Awareness Month! As per usual, I needed to be reminded about it (cheers Elise...). If you want to learn a bit more about what it's like writing as an ADHDer, have a read of this: https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/operating-while-distracted/

It's ADHD Awareness Month! As per usual, I needed to be reminded about it (cheers Elise...). If you want to learn a bit more about what it's like writing as an ADHDer, have a read of this: https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/operating-while-distracted/

Ooooh, I had a lovely productive day today! I wrote up two upcoming posts for a reflection series I'm excited to start soon, and still had some time and brainpower left over to put into capacity planning. I also got a bit of outside time this afternoon taking one of the cats around the garden […]

Quick advice on how to create metaphors. Also works in reverse for dream interpretation, deconstructing story themes and cultural symbols, and solving riddles. Take the thing you want to analogize. Make a list of its qualities. Then forget the original thing and let your mind wander about what […]

Now that the members of Red Pens and Playwriting have had their chance at a first look, it's time to show the rest of you what I've been plotting. Introducing: The Great Multimedia Showdown, now in a collated and extended PDF form! https://ko-fi.com/s/d0623f315c

Now that the members of Red Pens and Playwriting have had their chance at a first look, it's time to show the rest of you what I've been plotting. Introducing: The Great Multimedia Showdown, now in a collated and extended PDF form! https://ko-fi.com/s/d0623f315c

Happy 2nd anniversary of Red Pens and Playwriting! If you're signed up as a member, check your inbox for the latest celebratory excitement or see https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/happy-2-years-of-red-pens-and-playwriting/.

Happy 2nd anniversary of Red Pens and Playwriting! If you're signed up as a member, check your inbox for the latest celebratory excitement or see https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/happy-2-years-of-red-pens-and-playwriting/.

*victorious cackle* It's aaaaalllll coming together! If you're signed up as a member of Red Pens and Playwriting, keep an eye on your inbox tomorrow morning!

I'm spending much of today working on getting that special anniversary project ready for y'all this weekend... wish me luck!

Today's task is to get some serious progress done on a special little something that I'm going to release this weekend to celebrate our second anniversary... Keep your eyes peeled, fam!

I'm hereby giving myself a mission to incorporate the phrase "que sais-je?" into my standard vocabulary.

This week has been really rough, and that's after a tough couple of months. So, now that I'm finally clawing my way out of a days-long crash, I'm frantically rearranging posting schedules to get ahead of things. I also have something fun planned for the blog's upcoming anniversary... Watch this […]

And, finally, a celebration of Aotearoa NZ itself: Ode to Home https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/ode-to-home/

I stretched myself with a new form in this sestina: Reflection of a Smile https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/the-reflection-of-a-smile/

The beach is an endless source of poetic inspiration for me: Beach Musings https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/beach-musings/

I've also written an homage to the late, great Douglas Adams in: Monologue of a Whale https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/monologue-of-a-whale/

Next on the list is another sonnet: The Hike https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/the-hike/

It's National Poetry Day in Aotearoa NZ, and I have some poetry to share with you! First up: But If My Brain... https://red-pens-and-playwriting.ghost.io/but-if-my-brain/

I have just posted my 100th Red Pens and Playwriting article today, and I am so thrilled! Thank you to everyone who's been reading, liking, and sharing this blog; it's been such a great support. <3

I'm making a real attempt today to try and catch up on my post writing after last month's slow period, but I'm not sure it's going so well. I just wrote half an article about Gothic literature this afternoon, then realised that it really should be released in October, so I've shelved my draft […]

Rather fittingly for Disability Pride Month, I spent most of July feeling especially disabled by chronic fatigue. Unfortunately, that included getting very little writing done, so the next couple of weekends will be a bit of a scramble to get caught up while I have a break from activities!

Bad news: today's Dungeons and Dragons session has been cancelled :( Good news: I now have extra writing time today :) Bad news: I'm very, very tired from the week and don't wanna do nuffin :(

Just getting over a bit of a nasty lurgy (possibly flu? I've ruled out COVID at least), which has left me rather annoyingly behind in my post writing, amongst other things. I'll see how much I can catch up on tonight...

Just got back yesterday from a weekend away to celebrate my wife finishing her IT qualification, and the cats are being very clingy about it. We'll see if they stay that way after getting flea treatment tonight.

Results: I finished one of the posts and made a good start on the second. I'd hoped to finish both, but with my second highest wordcount-per-day of the year I'm not complaining!

I'm making good use of our long Matariki weekend and spending today smashing through a two-parter of upcoming posts AND re-henna-ing my hair. Let's see how well I can stay focused!