The Writing Room

MY OWN BIG WOMAN is a novel set in Jamaica. It is about the decline of a woman's relationship with her sister and their struggle to exist in the same space. Take a listen.

How to be a prolific writer is the quandary that many writers need to work through. In this post, you should get some ideas how to do that. It’s been many minutes since I’ve shared with you, but I hope that during my absence you’ve been writing and writing and writing some more, because writing prompts surround you. You just need to allow your mind and your fingers to create images in words based on those prompts. If you are writing prose, follow the advice of Samuel Taylor Coolidge , “[Put] words in their best order” and if you’re writing poetry: [Put] the best words in the best order.” With a bit of research about writing, reading lots of different types of books by different writers and by practising writing, you will figure out the “best order” to place your words. If you are a budding poet, do your research to decide how to find the “best words” and how to put them in the “best order”. I stumbled across an article by writer, Rachel Toor , titled The Habits of Highly Productive...

MY OWN BIG WOMAN is a novel set in Jamaica. It is about the decline of a woman's relationship with her sister and their struggle to exist in the same space. Take a listen.

  Writing is one of those pursuits that either excites some people or fills others with dread. I met a brilliant person ages ago. She spent six years studying for a PhD in a subject in the Arts. However, after those six years of study, she did not leave university with that piece of paper that should have validated her expertise in her area of study. She stopped along the last mile of the way. She did not write her thesis. Why? She convinced herself that she couldn't write. What gave her that idea? Did somebody criticise her writing and she took that criticism to heart? The answers to those questions will continue to reside with that person who was adamant that she couldn't write. She didn't display any regret for having given up on six years of her life. This attitude should not be the norm for reluctant writers. It is true that writing poses some challenges, even for the seasoned writer. Writer's block is one of the most pervasive challenges that writers will face. In...

MY OWN BIG WOMAN is a novel set in Jamaica. It is about the decline of a woman's relationship with her sister and their struggle to exist in the same space. Take a listen.

MY OWN BIG WOMAN is a novel set in Jamaica. It is about the decline of a woman's relationship with her sister and their struggle to exist in the same space. Take a listen.