I’ve had a lot of comments from family and friends about how I “never seem to rest”. I get home from work and within an hour I’m proof-reading, editing, blogging or planning. When people ask how things are, I talk …
Time to Write
All the books on writing suggest waking an hour early to write. Although I’m a “morning person”, meaning that once I’m awake, I tend to stay awake and get my best work done in the early part of the day, …
Reading as I Write
When I was in school, I’d read two books a week. I loved reading, and my first memory of school is still being told I could only read the books with the gold sticker on them. When I read one …
Routines and Priorities
It’s the end of June. It’s been three months since I began this blog and started taking the steps out of my comfort zone. In March, I created this website and began submitting short pieces, alongside sending my novel excerpts …
Editing: When to Stop
In January 2012, I began writing Planes Shifter. It took nine months to complete, and then a further two months to edit into a second draft. When I received the first two bits of feedback from my two beta readers, …
Returning to Old Works
In the next six months, there are eight competitions that I could submit some part of my novels to. However, each novel can only be submitted to one place at a time. For someone who only has two finished drafts …