Bad weather has been good for writing, and I’m forging ahead with the WIP. Today I ignored the hint of spring in the air, having promised myself a whole day in. Typically I ran out of steam after a couple of hours, but a break during which I washed my car (I did think it … Continue reading Anything is possible?
Not the number of snowflakes I have watched flutter down today, or the number of kids released from school to play in the snow, but (more impressively for me!) the number of words that now make up my Work in Progress. To celebrate the big five o-o-o-o, I ‘downed tools’ and took to the local slopes … Continue reading 50,000 Today
It was all going so well (too well?) with the WIP. There I was, chugging along to the 20,000 mark, when my second (and final) tutorial on my writing course came along to put the mockers on what I have done so far. (Okay, I exaggerate, but we writers have fragile egos!) Clearly all advice is … Continue reading Silver Lining?
No, this isn’t the local stately home or municipal park, this is Our Garden This Evening. If you’re surprised by the bizarre fountain (officially styled ‘Gothic Boy with Dolphin’ – ?) it was bequeathed by previous owners of the house. We keep meaning to get rid, but now it’s a case of ‘I’ve grown … Continue reading Bloomin’ marvellous
Draft 2 of the WIP is a slow process, or that’s how it seems. My current method goes like this: Check outline (though this is pretty much in my head) for what my next scene will be Look at Draft 1a or 1b (so many already!) and identify something I’ve written previously that will do the … Continue reading Quick, quick, slow
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