2025 is well under way already, and it's perhaps a bit late to start looking back at the previous year and how I fared. But, well... it's been a stressful January, and it's only really now that I've had both the time and energy to reflect on 2024. The obvious place to start is probably … Continue reading 2024 – My Year in Writing and Reading
Category: Writing
Good News From Denmark and the World of Publishing
So... if you're a writer or just generally love books and you're the kind of person who thinks a bit of equality isn't a bad thing, then I got some good news for you. Right, unless you happen to understand Danish, that link probably means nothing to you. But that's why I'm here. Despite the … Continue reading Good News From Denmark and the World of Publishing
2018 – My Year as a Writer
With another year gone by, it's time to take stocks, summarize what've learned in regards to my writing, and, hopefully, figure out how to push forward. As always, it was a year with ups and downs. I landed my first publication at a professionally paying magazine, Grievous Angel Magazine (which sadly closed down later in … Continue reading 2018 – My Year as a Writer
Deliberate Practice – July Stats
Already with one day left of the month, July proved to be my best month yet in regards to getting down practice hours. I ended averaging 3.57 hours a day (my previous best was 3.42). The practice consisted of 15 hours of writing exercises, almost 19 hours of writing stories, more than 73 hours of … Continue reading Deliberate Practice – July Stats
A Breakup Letter to a Writer’s Block
Below is a link to one of the best blog posts I've read in a while, a breakup letter to a writer's block. On top of that, it's a truly inspiring post that really highlights what it's like to try and grab a hold of that one dream, that one big goal in life that … Continue reading A Breakup Letter to a Writer’s Block
NaNoWriMo Update
So NaNoWriMo started out great. I've been ahead of schedule since day one, and I still technically am -- with 80 words. The weekend has been rough on the writing process though. There's been a company dinner with a subsequent party one day and a football match (that's soccer for the Americans) with friends and … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Update
Practice, Practice, Practice (With Purpose)
The last post was all about how I and most other writers, start out on what many of us hope will one day become a career. This one is about those first stumbling steps we take in our effort to improve our writing, specifically about how I did it and what I do differently now … Continue reading Practice, Practice, Practice (With Purpose)
Where To Start
If you've read the About The Site header, you know this blog is going to be mostly about my attempt at becoming a professional fiction writer. Now, I've been contemplating for while where to start off with the blog, and the conclusion I've reached was pretty much: just start at the beginning. Whether you, like … Continue reading Where To Start
Toby Backman 