caronallan

caronallan, 18 days ago to martialartsmemes

Always out-weird people!
#humour #memes

caronallan, 23 days ago to martialartsmemes

I really do...
#humour #jokes #dogs

caronallan, 1 month ago to Cats

LOL
#caturday #catstodon #cats

caronallan, 1 month ago to tea

Correction: that should read without tea and hobnobs...

#tea #humour #funny

caronallan, 1 month ago to Cats

Let the caterwauling begin!
#caturday #cats #catstodon #katzen

caronallan, 2 months ago to memes

Not true...

Although... when American writers have British characters putting CREAM in their tea????????????????

#britishness #memes #humour

caronallan, 2 months ago to Cats

Oops, busted!
#cats #catstodon #caturday

caronallan, 2 months ago to random

#WordWeavers 4. Is there writing advice you used to follow but changed your mind?
I also did the no adverbs thing - but it just isn't me - I love a sparingly used adverb! The other thing was the 'said is dead' advice about dialogue tags. I don't agree! Said is almost always the best tag to use - invisible, unobtrusive. The reader glides past it, without being distracted by tags such as expounded, explained, all those perfectly okay verbs that ruin the reading process by being so loud and proud.

caronallan, 2 months ago to random

It's not always easy to think of terrible words either!
#amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslife

caronallan, 2 months ago to Cats

This must be the best definition of 'weekend' I have ever seen...
#caturday #catstodon #katzen #cats

caronallan, 2 months ago to random

See, romance is not dead!
#romantic #bettedavis #famousquotes

caronallan, 2 months ago to books

Of course I always keep my books neatly stored on the right shelf...
#books #booklover #amreading

caronallan, 2 months ago to art

Time for another game of 'Unicorn or Goat?' at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire...
#tapestry #art #needlework #history

caronallan, 2 months ago to random

True story: one day a couple of years ago, I went into my garden in the morning and discovered I had become the proud wrangler of some chickens... then my neighbour arrived with a story about a broken fence and an escape plan...
But aren't they beautiful?
#chooks #chickens

caronallan, 3 months ago to random

This is something I struggle with sometimes. I know a few plot points, but often not all of the main ones. I don't always know my book's ending.
How about you?
#writerslife #writingcommunity #mysterywriters

caronallan, 3 months ago to Cats

#caturday #catstodon #cats #katzen

caronallan, 3 months ago to random

Keep writing onwards - don't look back until your first draft is done. And don't be afraid to embrace the mess.
#writerslife #draftinganovel #amwritingmystery #writingcommunity

caronallan, 3 months ago to books

#thicktrunkthursday #books #amreading

I think this makes nice wall art, but I wouldn't feel I could take the books out to read them... What about you, could you store your books this way?

caronallan, 3 months ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub Feb 27
How do you find beta readers? Would you beta read yourself?

I don't do beta-reading, nor do I use beta-readers. I tried it once as everyone said that was the thing to do, but it didn't work for me - too many contradictory viewpoints, it was too hard to draw any conclusions from the feedback. The closest I come to beta-reading for others is proofreading my daughter's books, and she does the same for me, which involves some discussions too.

caronallan, 3 months ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub Feb 24—Has reader feedback ever changed the way you write?

Not feedback, but some very negative reviews in my early days as an indie author really upset me and I couldn't write for months. I lost my confidence and felt so depressed. Then, I spoke to another, more seasoned author and she told me, you can't please everyone, and you just have to shake it off. Now, I rarely read reviews. I am writing primarily for myself and those few who love my work and support me.

caronallan, 3 months ago to Cinema

Shall we go to the pictures (in 1937...)?
#cinema #historyatthemovies #cinemabills #vintage

caronallan, 3 months ago to random

Ah, the dreaded second book. And the third... then the fourth... the fifth, the sixth...
I'm still not sure I know what I'm doing. Every book is different, and I need to find a new way into the story every time.
#writingcommunity #writerslfie #writingtips

caronallan, 3 months ago to gardening

another gorgeous moss garden
#indoorplants #moss #gardening

caronallan, 4 months ago to random

I'm a stalwart pen-and-paper first drafter. How about you?
#writingcommunity #writerslife #cozymysteries

caronallan, 4 months ago to Flowers

Not long now, I promise!
#spring2024 #gardens #flowers