What I’ve been writing this week Sunday Imposter I’ve always felt a bit of a fraud, as if I don’t belong where I am or doing what I’m doing. It turns out there’s a name for that: Imposter Syndrome. Even people at the top of their field feel it. Monday Howl This werewolf’s family has…… Continue reading The Week in Review
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Imposter
Imposter Blog post by Iris Carden This week I ordered some business cards, because people sometimes ask where they can find my stories, and in that situation it’s easiest to just hand over a piece of card. As I described myself on the cards as “author”, I started to wonder; do I really have any…… Continue reading Imposter
Week in Review
What I’ve been writing Sunday Cold Weather A blog post about the effects of cold weather on lupus. (Spoiler: it’s nothing good.) I also submitted my Furious Fiction entry, but I can’t that story with you until after the judging. Monday The Golden Orb In this short story a woman learns that a weird family…… Continue reading Week in Review
Week in Review
Changes to this site I’ve given up the weekly writing prompt. I’ve found so many people are already putting up good prompts, so there’s really no need for me to add to it. You will find links to writing prompts on the Resources for Writers Page. It’s the page that used to be called Writing…… Continue reading Week in Review
Writing a Poem
Writing a Poem Poem by Iris Carden You can write a poem give it structure and rhyme but maybe you don’t want to so you don’t. You can give it a rhythm that rolls off the tongue, that makes the words feel like they should be sung. Or you can abandon structure, rhythm, and rhyme,…… Continue reading Writing a Poem
Writing Prompt
Writing Prompt I’m changing the Saturday Writing Club format yet again. I’m still experimenting to find what other writers actually want. So now I’m going to try just a Writing Prompt or a Discussion Topic each week, not both together. Writing Prompt Let’s steal a quote from my favourite philosopher, Garfield the cat. The prompt…… Continue reading Writing Prompt
Publishing Your Own Book
Publishing Your Own Book Blog post by Iris Carden Someone contacted me asking if I could turn their idea into a book. I don’t do that for a number of reasons, a key one being that my health issues mean I struggle to have the energy to put my own ideas into books. What I…… Continue reading Publishing Your Own Book
Writing Competitions
Writing Competitions Blog Post by Iris Carden When I was much younger, I used to regularly enter writing competitions. Over the years, work, family, a husband who didn’t value my writing, and endless other things got in the way. Since lupus forced me into early retirement (and a strategic divorce) I’ve had a lot more…… Continue reading Writing Competitions
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