Ever since I set about writing my first novel, I’ve been doing two things at the same time. First, I’ve been, you know… writing. Engaging in the creative process over a period of many months. Learning how to translate the pictures in my head into the written word. Improving my skills and practicing the time-honored…
Author: Daniela Quirke
Writing is Life, and Life is Writing
Well, friends. It’s September. We’re on the downhill slope for 2024, which means I start looking forward to 2025 and pondering what kinds of goals I might want to accomplish next year. It usually takes a couple months of ‘back-burner’ thinking for me to come up with these goals, but right now, there’s one very bold,…
Novel Update – August 2024
Last summer, after surviving a mental health crisis and quitting a 20-year marketing career, I decided that the most reasonable course of action would be to write a novel. I’d never written one before (though I had made a couple minor attempts), and it had always been a goal. Since I was unemployed, I set…
Escaping Creative Samsara
If you’re familiar at all with Buddhism, you’ve no doubt encountered the concept of Samsara. Basically, it’s life, as we experience it, over endless cycles of rebirth. According to Buddhist teachings, we are trapped here, living in these ‘realms’ of existence until after many lifetimes of dedication and practice, we are able to reach Nirvana…
What’s the Real Value Proposition for Writers Using Social Media?
The idea that if you want to make an impact in any endeavor you must dedicate hours a day to using social media is, by now, axiomatic. This isn’t just true for writers and other creatives, of course. Practically every industry and sector of public life holds this narrative. If a bear approaches a woman…
I have no idea what the hell I’m even doing… and it’s great
I’m known for doing things that I have no business doing. This goes beyond ‘liking a challenge’ and actually borders on folly. Ergo, I’ve decided (at the age of 50) that it’s time to write my first novel. I always knew I was going to write novels… someday. Like many aspiring authors, I was obsessed…
new blog who dis?
Today is the day I christen my new blog! I already have another blog under my real name where I write reviews and whatever nonsense is on my mind. This one, however, is dedicated to my budding career as a novelist, written under my nom de plume. If you’ve read the ‘About’ section of this…