Author Archives: Wendy Lodwick
Dither and Delay Tactics VII
Not writing this blog for a long time fits in with all my other delays on writing projects. I wouldn’t say I hit a writer’s block so much as lost interest in writing at all. The here and now has … Continue reading
Dither and Delay Tactics VI
Almost six months since I wrote in this blog – I am astonished; this length of time is my most impressive delay but it does reflect my ambivalent relationship to my writing at the moment. After the publication of my … Continue reading
Dither and Delay Tactics VI
Well, a record! A whole summer where my fiction writing didn’t run in conjunction with other activities – travelling on the narrow boat, walking the dog, gardening, cooking, swimming – it just disappeared. When I had any time to write … Continue reading
Here and There A Collection of Short Stories
I have sent my book to the printers, Clays, and expect a few boxes from them in time for the launch on 21st June at The Willow Gallery. Very excited!
Dither and Delay Tactics VII
I have rediscovered an effective way to avoid serious writing is to go on holiday; and to take that holiday in Ireland is to make it particularly difficult. It was rained, there was mist but enough bright sunlight for … Continue reading
Dither and Delay Tactics VI
The Journal. I keep a journal in which, unlike a log or a diary, I make intermittent comments. Sometimes I write a paragraph and at other times a page or even two. I stick in ticket stubs and newspaper cuttings. … Continue reading
Dither and Delay Tactics V
The weather over Easter has been grim; has it been anything else this year. Okay, Easter Sunday showed us sun and rainbows but it was water and mud underfoot. Most of this week I have walked the dog in horizontal … Continue reading
Dither and Delay Tactics VI
I was contemplating the title I have awarded this blog and decided the words I selected required a little further contemplation and explanation. I like the word ‘dither’. It points to a spontaneous and momentary hold up in the proceedings; … Continue reading
Dither and Delay Tactics V
I am not driving to and from Northumbria (when I am a passenger the time is reserved form reading; unless it is dark in which case I am assisting driving); I am not in the garden due to a cold, … Continue reading
Dither and Delay Tactics IV
Progress has been made. I have hurdled family matters, indolence, house, garden, travel and the dog and Iave put together a collection of short stories that I am pleased with. Now I just have to negotiate the input from the … Continue reading