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Writer On The Go

http://thejamaicanwriter.com/wordpress

I explore my current projects, the way I approach them and how life impacts on my deadlines.

Added on: Sep 13th, 2008
Country: Jamaica
Language: English

Author: Jayda
Listed in: Writing Development and Growth
Tags: writing editing

Recent Posts

A Funny Kind of Christmas

Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 12:15 in writing, eating, christmas, gift-giving, revelry

The Christmas breezes are here, the jingles are on the radio, the storefronts are glittering with goods begging to be bought. The difference between this year, last year and others in the past, is that my disposable income is nil, and I suppose thi...
I Feel A Ramble Coming On…

Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 16:31 in baby, review, surgery, writing, editing

In 2004, my pals at Blogit suggested I write a novel. I hemmed and hawed over it for a bit, and then decided it sounded doable. I didn’t understand what a mammoth task I had taken on, but I read reams on writing fiction. Still, I made tons of...
The Danger of Stereotyping

Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 14:13 in writer, reading, writing, travelogue, chamamanda adichie

A friend of mine did me a favour this morning by sending the link to a talk given by Chimamanda Adichie entitled The Danger of A Single Story. . Ms. Adichie spoke about stereotyping countries and people, based on limited experience. For example, many...
Full Circle - How I Got Here

Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 20:54 in writing, novels, articles, reader, book covers, stories.

You know that proverbial feather that flattens you without warning? Well, you could have knocked me down with it the day I realized I’d written four novels. Add to these, two stubborn characters who – like moving targets – refuse to interface w...
Crossing Hurdles

Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 15:03 in water, writing, edit, pond, hurdles

Today, my post has nothing at all to do with writing. But then again, maybe it does… Hang on, and we’ll see. . We have a pond on the property where I work, and for one year and seven months, it’s been out of commission. Over time, the water has...
Collaborative Blog

Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 in writing

I wanted to drop a quick note about a new collaborative blog Journeys in Ink to which I also post. We went live on November 2, with a hilarious piece of writing from Tirzah Goodwin. Do drop by and check us out. . We wanted to lend voice to a coll...