Archive - Inksmithing

Turn the Soil, Invite the Worms

What to do when inspiration and ideas run dry (OR, an excess of plant metaphors because I'm desperate for spring)

Mar 29 •

December 2024

When a story feels like fog and stone

Or, How atmospheric writing can connect to your readers, get you unstuck, and make your story True

Dec 8, 2024 •

November 2024

Gathering Story

When finding your way means getting lost in the world

Nov 4, 2024 •

June 2024

The Community of Writing

Finding the magic that grows out of workshop groups

Jun 6, 2024 •

May 2024

It creeps! It crawls! It's....the slog!

OR: How I survive finishing one project and starting another.

May 6, 2024 •

April 2024

Series: Building Realistic Characters, Part 4!

The final instalment! Culture, and that all-important Shard of Glass.

Apr 1, 2024 •

March 2024

Series: Building Realistic Characters, Part 3

Exploring body language and speech patterns!

Mar 23, 2024 •

Series: Building Realistic Characters, Part 2

Witty? Serious? Playful? Villainous? We're delving into personalities in Part 2 this week. Stay tuned for Parts 3 and 4, published each weekend through…

Mar 16, 2024 •

Series: Building Realistic Characters

It takes more than just a pretty face! In this instalment, we talk about physical description and keeping a consistent story tone. Stay tuned for Parts…

Mar 9, 2024 •

February 2024

On the Unbearable Weight of Ecstasy

Or, how poetry continues to save me.

Feb 14, 2024 •

Light's Return and the Necessity of Flowers

Between the tangles of dead raspberry canes, the barren branches of the blueberry bushes and the drooping mugwort stalks that my kids like to pretend…

Feb 5, 2024 •

December 2023

The Language of Rest

For goodness' sakes, take the nap.

Dec 30, 2023 •

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