“How much planning or plotting do you do before beginning the first draft?” – Question by Cheyenne Trumbo I think this is a question many writers ask of each other. In a craft where so much is down to personal preference, how …
At Journey’s End: The Final Quarter and 2014 Writing Summary
See the updates on the first, second and third quarters for previous data. The Final Quarter in Statistics: Words Written: 30,900 Overall Words Written: 150,263 Pieces of WIP: …
Planning for 2015
There are eleven days until the new year begins. It’s been tricky to really reflect on 2014; I feel about three years older, and across the months, it has felt continually challenging. I’m ready to say goodbye to 2014, and welcome 2015 with slight …
Weekend WIP #9: Writing a Character in Order
This weekend I pushed myself to get some solid writing done. The year has been a challenge; my aim of 150,000 words of new words may not sound like much [it didn’t seem that bad to me – someone who has completed 50k in each …
Weekend WIP #8: Testing Techniques
I began writing The Felled Gods on the 20th September. The idea was to use it as an early NaNo project, but as I mentioned last week, I’m trialling not doing NaNo. After 5 years of winning, I’m struggling not to feel the itch. …
Weekend WIP #6: Switching Projects
As I mentioned last week, I’ve put Planes Shifter on hold, and picked up Kindling instead. Kindling (KFTF for acronym purposes, since K is a bit short) was my NaNoWriMo project last November; mostly because I wanted to write an urban fantasy. When …