I’m moving. Possibly into a place with limited/no internet for a while. Thus, service here may be sporadic for a couple of weeks. During this time I will be: – unpacking – reading Throne of Glass (Sarah J Maas) and …
NaNoWriMo 2013: The End
It’s December first. November is done. National Novel Writing Month is over. Twas brillig, and the slythy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe…. (That’s been in my head a lot this month, despite not having anything to do with …
NaNoWriMo: A Two Month Experiment
This is my fifth attempt of writing 50,000 words of novel in 30 days. This year though, I’m using October and November as a two-month experiment into my writing process. It’s a mixture of easy and hard things, and sometimes …
Editing and Rewriting
Since attending the writer’s workshop at the beginning of the month, my head has been in over-drive. Time-scales, publishing options, lessons learnt, and the other participant’s views… And then I had a few comments about how much time I spend …
Writing Effectively: Top Ten Writing Tools
Most writers have “ideal” conditions for writing, and specific tools that they use to complete the work. I like music, green tea with jasmine, water and all my rings on. It just makes me feel comfortable typing. And since I’ve spent …
Blocks in Editing a Series
The Planes Series is my current work-in-progress. The important information about this series is that I began writing the first draft of the first book in January 2012. I finished it in October 2012. It’s now September 2013, and although …