Time for the monthly Insecure Writer’s Support Group post and an update on my situation. My health issues are no better, perhaps worse in that I’m struggling to stay comfortable in my powered wheelchair… no longer relaxed enough to sleep without spasms. And I can’t sit at my desk long enough to get much writing … Continue reading
#WEP/IWSG April Challenge – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
I decided on the theme of my entry for this month’s WEP/IWSG Challenge over 50 dreadful days ago, and before I checked the apocalyptic song lyrics. Putin had invaded Ukraine a few days earlier, and I had already researched tyranny in that country for my World War II story Feathered Fire, which featured in the … Continue reading
Afraid of What? Not #IWSG?
I’m afraid. Afraid of what? Afraid of the monthly Insecure Writer’s Support Group post? Afraid of worsening health issues? Afraid of what that means? As I write the fifth draft on April 5th, I’m afraid of what my blood test for CLL (leukemia) on April 13th shows. Am I afraid it’s worse? Afraid of being … Continue reading
#IWSG – No Show
My apologies for this ‘no show’ pass on the monthly Insecure Writer’s Support Group post. As you may know, I’ve struggled for weeks with worsening health issues, which have drained me. So, minimal writing results. I did manage the February WEP/IWSG Challenge – https://rolandclarke.com/2022/02/17/wep-iwsg-february-challenge-all-you-need-is-love/ – but everything else is ‘sero’. I must reassure the Ninja … Continue reading
#WEP/IWSG February Challenge – All You Need Is Love
I feared my entry for this month’s WEP/IWSG Challenge would be too late as there were too many interruptions, not least diving down too many rabbit holes… and WordPress being a pain. Anyway, a writer is never late, nor is he early. He posts precisely when he means to… as the deadline looms. Having done … Continue reading