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 …
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.
Weekend WIP #5: Plotting Meets Setting
Today’s my mum’s birthday (hi, mum) and so I’ve been at my parent’s house this weekend. We went to London yesterday to celebrate, with dad and O.H. Since O.H. was coming over to join us for the trip, he also brought me…. …
Weekend WIP #4: Balancing Time
This week I’ve had a slight lull in my writing — our new tenancy has begun, we’re setting dates for the official move in, and my job is changing form. I’ve taken most of my books to my parents house, sorted through …
A Target to Aim For: Importance of Goal-Setting
At the end of last year, I signed up to do the WriteChain challenge. The idea was to build up a “chain” of links — daily challenges — to get used to a consistent practise. In April, my winning streak …
Weekend WIP #3: Copy Editing (for Content)
Thursday night, after 3 weeks ‘in the drawer’, I took Planes Shifter out and began to read through it – with a new ally: Track Changes. This is a tool I’ve avoided because it’s not particularly elegant, cuts your writing into …