Recent content by RK Wallis

That was a great read. Thanks for sharing :) How do you find substack? I really should start something but I barely have enough time to write and critique as it is. Most critiques take all the free time of my day, and that's a good 4-5 hours. I'd rather spend my time helping other writers :)

Just have to say thanks for organising this yesterday, Laura. I had a ball :) And those questions were really helpful.

Here they are :)

I'm all done and ready, except one that's just too silly! How do you think I should share mine because I obviously can't read them out? maybe I send them to you so you could read them for me? Presuming we read them out.

At the very least, watch from 6.45 minutes about the tortoise enclosure.

Congrats to everyone! That was a sublime line, @Rich. :)

@Aethalope I'm doing the exercise fast (in spurts because my creativity drains me quicker these days) and I'm still not finished (and I'm having a ball. I love this exercise!!!). Just a suggestion but maybe we start next week? then more ppl can join in the fun. One of mine is: Hunger is a BMW, lol

Yep. Been there. Radio silence.

though, now I ponder those words, isn't that the burden of every published author, self or trad?

I wonder if we post the exercise then talk about our reactions to each other's results on the zoom?

Thanks for organising this, Laura :)

I kinda feel sorry for this writer because if they're arrogant enough to believe the writing good (a failing we've all had at some point before someone pointed out something we hadn't learnt yet) and they believe they don't need to put anymore work in, then they're in for a rude shock if they...

I just finished listening to The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Another wow. Gripping. Finished in 2 days.

It definitely reads like historical fiction now but the style of her writing and the flow of it is captivating. As a writer, I found myself in awe of the writing and that's what interested me, more than the subject.

Definitely worth it. I couldn't have appreciated her voice as much when I was younger.