Opening Night

You wish thespians good luck by telling them to break a leg. My favourite version of the origin of the saying is this one: In traditional curtains, the legs of the curtain were constructed from long wooden rods. In the case of many encores, curtains would be lifted and dropped numerous times causing them to [...]

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Shoot me Now

I’ve done it. I’ve signed up for Nano.
This means I MUST write a 50,000 word novel in November.  Doesn’t matter if it’s good, bad or ugly.  It must just be 50,000 words or more.
What on earth for?
Well, I’ve done three writing courses this year, joined three writing groups* , and joined a book club.  With all [...]

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