Not the weekend just past, or the weekend before that, but the weekend before that, I wrote another novel.
Well, that’s not strictly true – it was more of a novella, whose final word count was just over 24k. But that’s not bad going for less than 30 hours of work.
Continue reading “Novel In A Weekend”
Today is National Libraries Day 2013, which naturally got me to thinking of libraries I have loved and lost. It won’t come as any surprise, I suppose, that I wouldn’t be the person I am if it were not for libraries.
Continue reading “Libraries I Have Known”
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 “It’s OK To Not Win Sometimes”
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.
Continue reading “Of Sheep and Selkies (and NaNoWriMo)”
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.
Continue reading “Editing Tales”
On Friday at work I had a bit of an epiphany. Then I had a lot of stuff to do over the weekend, mainly in terms of housekeeping and ensuring my sister celebrated her birthday, so I didn’t blog about it. Slack, I realise, but don’t fret – I’m here now.
Continue reading “Don’t Panic”
12 Books in 12 Months 