I don't read books. Usually I fall into them and don't come up for air until I'm finished. As a child, I would devour the Famous Five adventures. I immersed myself into the story to the point of shivering with cold when I was reading a story which took place in winter even though it …
When you want to give up #amwriting
This has been a difficult year so far. I've had new tasks piled on top of the old ones at work and I also spent a lot of time writing and editing several writing projects. Most of the time I feel overworked and on the brink of giving up. Particularly when I open my inbox …
Girl coders
Coding is such a cool skill to have. But I've never been very mathy and I'm afraid I'm hopeless with this sort of thing. So for those of us who don't know the first thing about programming, fiction books are the only way to enjoy this super power vicariously. Here's my list of great children's …
It's always so much fun to pick other authors' brains, especially those whose work I admire. S. D. Wasley is one such author. I've read and enjoyed several of her books, most recently Strange Truths, the first novel in the Alice England Mysteries. Strange Truths was as unique as Alice England. It was a delight …
New publications
In my guest post at The Artist Unleashed blog I discuss my never-ending struggle with the 'show, don't tell' rule when writing and which tricks I use to overcome it. Share your experience with writing struggles here. The publication of the final issue of Vine Leaves Journal in which I'll have two short pieces published …
Writing in different genres
Writing in different genres doesn't seem like such a big problem. I've been writing short stories and poetry for adults and stories for young adults and middle grade since forever. Switching between genres didn't seem particularly difficult and I rarely noticed it consciously. I didn't usually write for all the genres at the same time, …
Two of my short shorts will appear in the last issue of Vine Leaves Lit Journal (April 2017). I'm super proud of being included because it's going to be an amazing issue. The only down side? It's the last issue ever. I've discovered quite a few great authors in the vignette journal. Around the same …
Brigita Orel 