This week’s photo prompt is ‘lost in the details’, so here’s a close up of some details in one of my notebooks. I have been working on this story since last summer and tweaked the first few chapters (including the paragraphs in the photo) approximately a bajillion times – because I get lost in the details every time I re-read it. That’s right, this picture is some sort of amazing two for one – aren’t you pleased you came? Course you are. Now go look at the other entries.
A belated entry for the last weekly photo prompt – this week I’ve been busy editing and formatting this charming eBook every spare moment I have (worth your pennies, proceeds go towards supporting children’s theatre) and it slipped my mind, but I actually have a bit of a thing about photographing reflections so I wanted to share one before going onto the new prompt!
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About two years ago today, in the golden aftermath of NaNoWriMo, I decided to write a book every month for a year.
About one year ago today, I had completed NaNoWriMo – with a manuscript I have yet to re-visit – and was spending December writing and drawing a graphic novel.
Today, I can confirm that this year I did not complete NaNoWriMo. Continue reading
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I spent the weekend with other people’s stories, editing and trying to work out a running order for the Homespun eBook. It felt nice to sit with them and give them my full attention, which will hopefully prove motivational for getting on with my own stuff.
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As regular readers may be aware, I go on about how editing takes longer than first drafting to the point of being really quite boring. It deserves attention, I trill, it is the most time consuming of all the things if you want to do it justice.
JG Ballard Crash Manuscript, found at donyalynne.blogspot.com
