Tag Archives: time

Expanding the Moment

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Sometimes I come across a passage of writing that stops time. It’s a magical moment where the writing creates a strange paradox: the words go on but time itself stops long enough for me to observe this expanded, intense and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writing | Tagged All the Birds Singing, details, Evie Wyld, Janette Turner Hospital, significant detail, The Claimant, time, writing, writing skills | 20 Comments

What is Time?

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Two things happened last weekend that made me question Time. Firstly, I heard Jeanette Winterson discuss time at the Sydney Opera House. She grew up in a household that lived in End Time. When Mrs Winterson had drills to practice … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reading, Writing | Tagged Cloud Atlas, Constellations, Eternity Playhouse, Jeanette Winterson, reading, time, Virginia Woolf | 8 Comments

Is Writing a Waste of Time?

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Karen Whitelaw

New Australian research conducted by consultants Ernest & Young found the average employee wastes 50 minutes a day on work that will either be binned or not used. It obviously goes to show they didn’t survey many writers. After a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writing | Tagged fiction, literature, time, Writer, writing craft, Writing process | 5 Comments