Editing in cycles

Editing in cycles

Jan 14, 2016 | after

I’ve recently discovered cycling. Editing in cycles to be precise. Monica Leonelle’s book Write Better Faster got me on to this. Which is interesting because out of the whole book about, well, writing faster, the bit I recall the most is about cycling....
After #nanowrimo: editing in public

After #nanowrimo: editing in public

Dec 1, 2015 | after, editingATF

(Photo by Nic’s events ) I have resisted editing any of my Nanowrimo works. I have only touched one of my drafts and that was only to remove all over-writing and find the story. I ended up with a draft a third of the size. Feeling dejected, I have touched that...
By the power of #nanowrimo – I am done! #nanowinner2015

By the power of #nanowrimo – I am done! #nanowinner2015

Nov 30, 2015 | after

Hippity-hoo-ray. I’m done with nano15! I’d like to thank: my wonderful girlfriend for not nagging me my pet guinea-pig for not dying on me my new car I found just before the old one died all my clients for paying me just enough to not be too stressed my...
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...

Revising the first draft

Dec 27, 2014 | after

Just a quick link drop here as I’m out in a coffee shop in Birmingham (holiday fun!). I’ve just spotted a great link on writers digest about what to look out for on the subsequent sweeps of a novel post first-draft. The first is to identify the conflict...