Nothing Happens for a Reason

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Why am I doing this again?

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ January 25, 2013 ⋅ 45 Comments

I only talk about my own writing on this blog when I reach a significant point. A year ago, I wrote about how it felt to finish my first novel. In the summer something unrelated prompted me to reflect on my early experience of rejection. This time the milestone was when I decided to stop … Continue reading →

Write What You Know?

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ October 23, 2012 ⋅ 15 Comments

There are many sayings about writing and almost as many clichés, the number one surely being ‘There’s a novel in everyone.’ I’m not getting into that. This is about that other old chestnut ‘Write What You Know’ (WWYK), usually attributed to Mark Twain (although I’m happy to hear he didn’t particularly follow it). I’ve always instinctively … Continue reading →

Not About Rejection

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ July 10, 2012 ⋅ 36 Comments

I’m writing this post on impulse, before I have a chance to change my mind. Please note the title, because I put some thought into that: it’s not a post about rejection, it’s about what it can do to you if you let it. Many other writers and bloggers have shared their experience, including Guest … Continue reading →

Lucky 7 – Seven Lines from New Works

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ April 10, 2012 ⋅ 14 Comments

I returned from my lovely trip to the South of France to find I’d been tagged by Jane Rusbridge in the Lucky 7 – Seven Lines from New Works. Here are the rules if you’re not familiar with it: Go to page 7 or 77 in your current manuscript · Go to line 7 · … Continue reading →