Ernest Hemingway once said "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Now, Hemingway isn't my favourite author. Not even close. But he's got a point. Some of my best writing has come from those deep places in my heart - the hurts I've experienced, the greatest… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Dig Deep
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Tuesday Critique: Fionnaghal misses Seumas
In this excerpt from Sons of Alba, Book 2: Son of Redemption, Seumas has just gone off to war, leaving behind his young (secret) bride Fionnaghal. She muses on the future. How was she supposed to go back now? How could she just pick up her fearsaid and spin wool and pretend that nothing was… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Fionnaghal misses Seumas
Writer Wednesday: Editing Checklist
I struggle with editing. Not so much other people's work, but definitely my own. Once I've put something on the page I have a hard time figuring out how to change it. But obviously it has to be done. So I took a look at how I edit other people's manuscripts and compiled a bit… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Editing Checklist
Tuesday Critique: Seumas Deals with Rage
Here's a new excerpt from my work in progress, Sons of Alba, Book 2: Son of Redemption. As you can see, Seumas has a long way to go. Muirne and Catidh thought it was funny, the way Seumas had to shift in his seat at dinner. It wasn’t funny at all, and he glared a… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Seumas Deals with Rage
Guest Post: True Lies by Annmarie Miles
Here's a guest post by a new friend about writing fiction and being a Christian, and figuring out how that works. Hope you enjoy! There are many aspects to the Christian life that at times I find hard to keep in balance. Trusting God to provide all I need while at the same time working… Continue reading Guest Post: True Lies by Annmarie Miles
Tuesday Critique: Seumas being a Rascal
Here's the first excerpt from book 2 of Sons of Alba, which will be entitled Son of Redemption. Here we meet Seumas, who inherited all the stubbornness and fire of his parents Eithne and Ruairi. As you'll see, he's got a long way to go. Seumas was in the stable loft, nursing his pride and… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Seumas being a Rascal
Writer Wednesday: How to ignore the Squirrels
I probably have undiagnosed ADD. Not the hyperactive kind - the inattentive kind. So when I'm writing, I'm constantly getting distracted. Facebook, email, twitter - those are evil for writing. But really any kind of sudden stimulus can derail my train of thought. There are some times it actually has been a squirrel. As a… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: How to ignore the Squirrels
Tuesday Critique: Prize for the Victor
Here's probably the last excerpt from Sons of Alba, Book One: Son of Strength before it goes to the publisher. Hope you enjoy! When Iseabail gave Thorfinn’s leg her seal of approval, he could barely wait to be up and out of the castle. The first fair day they had, he was begging to go… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Prize for the Victor
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Here's a scene I wrote yesterday about Liosa being frightened in the woods and Donnchad comforting her. Tell me what you think. Please be honest! 🙂 Mathair and Thorfinn fell asleep quickly, exhausted as they were. But Liosa couldn’t sleep beneath the clawing canopy of the trees, huddled in her cloak against the cold, paralyzed… Continue reading Tuesday Critique:
Writer Wednesday: Write What You Know
Write what you know. It's a good piece of advice. But what I know is stay-at-home motherhood and the chaos of 4 children. I don't want to read about that! Why would I want to write about that? My passion is fantasy and historical fiction. So how do I write that and still write what… Continue reading Writer Wednesday: Write What You Know
Erin E. M. Hatton 