Back in the summer, I gave people the option to ask me questions about writing novels. You can still drop any queries over on that post if you want to. The first question was from Elsie Strangeland. “How long does it take you …
NaNoWriMo: WordCount Goals
November is fast approaching. I don’t understand why people say that; November stays still, doesn’t it? This means it’s nearly time for National Novel Writing Month (shortened to NaNoWriMo). What’s NaNoWriMo? On November 1 each year, over 300,000 participants begin working towards the …
2014 Update: The Third Quarter
See the updates on the first and second quarters for previous data. The Third Quarter in Statistics: Words Written: ~23,500 Overall Words Written: ~118,950 Pieces of WIP: …
Guest Post: The Write Chain Challenge
At the beginning of 2014, I signed up for the Write Chain Challenge. The idea is that you commit to a daily goal, and each day you meet that goal, you get another link in your chain. I’d never committed …
To-Do Lists and Countdowns
The stress has set in. In two weeks, I’ll be on the train up to York for FantasyCon. In three weeks, I’ll be on the train up to London for my Mental Health job. In three weeks and one day; after …
On Not Being Ready (to Fix my Broken Book)
I began writing Planes Shifter (originally named Wings of Skell) in January of 2012.
It's now August 2014, and as of today, I think I'm officially putting it in the drawer.