It’s May 2013. I began writing my first novel in November 2009. Including that first attempt, I’ve begun seven novels. But it wasn’t until October 2012 that I decided I liked one enough to try and make it work. My …
Milestones
On Wednesday night I passed the 100,000 word mark for Planes Shifter. For a fantasy novel, that’s still a little short. However, it’s the longest I’ve ever managed to get one story to be, and I’m not quite half-way through …
The Second Rejection
On Monday night I received my second novel-related rejection. When I received my first one back in March, it was a generic email titled “submission update” and the first sentence began with “Thank you very much for providing us with …
Redrafting a Novel
The first draft of Planes Shifter was around 78,000 words, and comprised of a girl finding a bird of prey, and together, they find love and go home to claim the throne. The second draft of Planes Shifter had all …
Writer’s Styles – Attending a Group
I attended my second writing group meeting on Friday. I had fun and we all had a lot of lively conversation and laughter. I even did my first writing exercise for Shadow Sight. However, it didn’t really go to plan… …
Aspects of Editing
I found the original idea for the Planes Trilogy this week; written on the back of an envelope. While writing draft one, I kept a note of the anything I wasn’t yet sure of including; such as questions about the …