Short story writing is a true art as far as I am concerned. It’s economical, punchy and a great way to polish up fiction writing skills. But … I haven’t been writing short fiction much. From time to time I have taken dreams (and nightmares) I’ve had and written them into short stories, but theyContinue reading “Exploring Short Fiction”
Category Archives: creativity
Welcome to 2019
Happy New Year and all that good stuff to you and your loved ones. And a big thank you for supporting my blog over the time you have been with me. It means a lot to me to know that people are visiting and reading my words. I hope that what I share here inspiresContinue reading “Welcome to 2019”
Through Fear and into Creativity
Since returning from the UK, I have been taking a little break from writing new stories and have been working on polishing up my manuscript, The Living Death of Toddy James. I received some good feedback from the Ink & Insights 2018 Critique my Novel contest and decided it was time to submit my manuscriptContinue reading “Through Fear and into Creativity”
Dragon Sketching
I took some time out today to start sketching some dragons. It was a lot of fun to get back into my art and enjoy the process of creating on the page. Below are some photos of my first dragon portrait. It’s an idea that I’m developing and hope to create a far more intricateContinue reading “Dragon Sketching”
Writing – Paranormal and Fantasy Fiction
A couple of weeks ago a new character came into my imagination. I knew what she looked like and I had a good sense of who she was. It was like being visited by a the soul of a real person. I grabbed my iPad, opened a new Scrivener project and jotted down everything I’dContinue reading “Writing – Paranormal and Fantasy Fiction”
Learning Photography
Last weekend I started learning the basics of my Canon DSLR which resulted in some photos that I loved. This week, I finished going through the Skillshare.com online course and put some of my new knowledge to use. Here is Miss Poppy suffering a long photo shoot session. I used the Av mode on myContinue reading “Learning Photography”
Learning a new creative skill
Last weekend, after doing some minimising of ‘stuff’ in my house, I wanted to do something creative and different. I wanted to learn a new skill. So, I decided it was time to take the DSLR Camera (my friend owns it and I borrow it from time to time – he’s good to me likeContinue reading “Learning a new creative skill”
A little bit of skull action
Three skulls created with indian ink in my visual diary. Artist: Selina Shapland Created 15/3/2018 Tonight I came home and decided it was time to do some art. So I got online to my new favourite creative site and did a great class on Skillshare.com about how to draw skulls. It’s taught by this amazingContinue reading “A little bit of skull action”
My Creative Projects
A while ago I decided that I’d let my art slide by the wayside just a little too much and so I found this fabulous site called skillshare.com. I joined and took a few short courses on art and had a great time. On one of the classes, I put up a project of aContinue reading “My Creative Projects”
Art-ing again
I’ve had a big break from drawing, painting and pretty much anything that equates to visual art. But recently, I’ve needed to feel my pen and pencil glide across the page and see immediate results of my creativity in action. Writing novels is great fun but it is a long (and sometimes lonely) process. IContinue reading “Art-ing again”
The Creative Life 