Author: crimemysteryfestival

I haven’t written for a week. Do I have writers’ block? No, I don’t, I have a lack of concentration and motivation. It appears from talking to other writers I am not alone in this. Many writers have told me they are also struggling to write. To say I haven’t written anything isn’t entirely true.… Continue reading 5 Tips to Help You Write During Isolation — Writer, Author, Blogger

The 1920s, glamorised and celebrated in books and films, seems like an anomaly in history. With such vivid iconography, it’s a struggle to remember anything about the decade other than flappers, Gatsby, art deco, and jazz. It feels entirely separate from the rest of the early twentieth century and its two world wars. But, saying […]… Continue reading Will History Repeat Itself? Looking Back at the 1920s to Predict What’s in Store in the 2020s — Writer’s Block Magazine

Climate change is a big deal. I try my best: recycling, avoiding single-use plastic, not eating meat. Such small changes help to clear the conscience but don’t infringe on my day to day life. But, if you asked me to stop flying, to never drive a car, or to consider not having children on the […]… Continue reading If Climate Change Means the End of the World, Why Am I Not Scared? — Writer’s Block Magazine

With all that is going on in the world right now, I believe that poetry is more important than ever, and I have been lucky enough to read some incredibly powerful and necessary poems in the last few weeks. And yet poetry seems to be as misunderstood as it ever was. The first question that […]… Continue reading But What Does the Poem Mean? — Writer’s Block Magazine

GLOW‘s Betty Gilpin will aim to get the Bill Clinton presidency in a headlock, playing media pundit Ann Coulter in FX’s upcoming Impeachment: American Crime Story. via GLOW’s Betty Gilpin Is Ann Coulter in Impeachment: American Crime Story — TVLine

The two are not related, I should mention that ahead of time. I decided that I want to try again to write a novel. I wrote one way back when during NaNoWriMo many years ago, the first draft at least. I had even posted it on the WordPress blog that I had at the time. […]… Continue reading Plotting a Novel and Difficult Children — It’s Just A Facade

I’m feeling the need to write some therapeutic words. Re-reading some of my blog posts, it suddenly dawns on me how annoyingly optimistic I am. I tend to start out with some dread concern, then talk myself right into things being fine. I didn’t really even realize I do it, but I guess maybe that’s […]… Continue reading I’m Feeling the Need to Write Some Therapeutic Words — I May Contribute A Verse

My goal has always been (at least for this last spurt of inspiration) to start posting my work online again. But… I’m scared. When I was a teenager, the stakes were kind of low and I really wasn’t overly concerned about the quality of my work. I just wrote and posted it, and people liked […]… Continue reading First Chapter Blues —

By teaching machines to understand our true desires, one scientist hopes to avoid the potentially disastrous consequences of having them do what we command. via Artificial Intelligence Will Do What We Ask. That’s a Problem. — Discover