Mostly, I’m a pantser. I may have a minimal outline of where I want the story to go, but I let the story unfold as it will. One thing I do outside the norm for a pantser is create character profiles. Depending on the size of the characters’ roles, and the depth, I try to write between 2 paragraphs and 2 pages to describe the character physically and emotionally. read more »
May 20, 2013
Award Winning ‘The Six Train to Wisconsin’ by Kourtney Heintz – Out Now
The fantabulous long time friend of the Limebirds, the lovely Kourtney Heintz has a book out, and it’s called ‘The Six Train to Wisconsin‘ .. HUZZAH! Did you know that this book was the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalist? Well you do now… Read on for more info! 
May 17, 2013
Returning In a Rowing Boat
Rumours of a my demise are greatly exaggerated, I am back! I’m not full steam ahead or anything so spectacular – more rowing at minimal speed behind the QE2-like boat that is HMS Limebird.
I’ve hardly written a ruddy thing since I became sick a few months back. Which is, creatively speaking, something of a nightmare.
When you are away from your quill and parchment for so long, your inner doubts settle in. Am I any good? Do I care if I am? Oh, very philosophical questions indeed and certainly metaphysical in the most part.
It’s been actually quite hard to get back in the saddle, I’ve found. I seem to have lost all concept of grammar and voice too – I have no idea where I left them.
From a grammatical point of view, it’s been something of a hairy massacre. Infinitive’s split all over the shop, punctuation banished and abandoned and sentence structure having been reduced to little more than an incoherent pulp. Not pleasant for all involved. read more »
May 15, 2013
LimebirdVanessa Does Charles Dickens…Video Style
Back in November, LimebirdCat made a video on location in North Yorkshire, at the original home of the Bronte sisters. This inspired me to produce my own video because I live close to an area which has a lot of links with Charles Dickens. It only took me six months to get around to it!
I wrote a short script, then called on my friend Stacey Morgan who has her own little film company called Morganic Films, and we filmed it. I started out with the intention of doing a serious piece, then I decided to throw in a bit of comedy, and in the end in was more about the comedy than about Charles Dickens! Still, the little bits of factual information I throw in are true and hopefully you’ll enjoy seeing the location. I give you my Charles Dickens report… read more »
