The ultimate writer’s craft books no-one knows about

The ultimate writer’s craft books no-one knows about

Nov 19, 2015 | after

I have just received book 2 of the amazing Glimmer Train titles and I am so happy. I’ve had book 1 for years and barely used it until recently and I can’t believe what I’ve been missing. These fat 400 page books ask hundreds of author how they...
Nanowrimo progress: 250k words written

Nanowrimo progress: 250k words written

Nov 19, 2015 | during

This is going well. Well = cranking out the words, and losing control of my planned story in favour of a brand new plot. Check out my stats so far. I was really surprised to see that I’ve reached the 250k total words recently. This pushes my nano catalogue up to...
Nanowrimo 2016: I’m writing again!

Nanowrimo 2016: I’m writing again!

Nov 13, 2015 | during

Nanowrimo for the win one more time! Yes, I did very little planning and jumped into another 50k writing session in November in a bid to kick off the dust and FORCE myself to get a writing schedule happening. So far, I’m twenty-two thousand words in, and all is...
My lack of writing progress

My lack of writing progress

Oct 22, 2015 | before, Blog

So, despite lots and lots of willing, I’m not writing. Actually I am writing, but I’m writing in pieces and not one continuous thing. Here’s a few of my excuses: I don’t have time I’m knackered after work I don’t have the (writing)...