Feeling a bit quilty that I haven’t added an update for some time. Real world problems have been causing a lack of time to write, hence having nothing worthwhile to say. Sadly, the Fiction Feast submission returned, rejected, a couple of … Continue reading →
Since returning from the retreat, have managed to get a submission package prepared and sent to an agent. It went off a couple of weeks ago, but there’s been no acknowledgement, even though the website says to email an enquiry … Continue reading →
I’ve just come back from a writers’ retreat in the depths of Devon, in a fascinating 17th century large thatched house, run by a very friendly couple, Deborah and Bob, where meals were served three times a day, and in between … Continue reading →
Managed to polish off the polish of ‘The Underway’ in record time compared with the months – even years – it has taken to re-edit my two long novels, but a) it’s a (much) shorter book and b) it doesn’t … Continue reading →
Have finally got to the end of the rewrite, but a writer’s work is never done. Next, must revisit the synopsis (groan) and then put the MS aside and read it through in a few weeks. Despite the endless scrutiny … Continue reading →
After learning that ‘Green Magic’ was unsuccessful in the Lucy Cavendish comp, am continuing with the final polish/edit I was doing anyway, with the aim of entering it in yet another competition. Slow going, but am up to chapter 23. … Continue reading →
Very busy at present updating short stories and novels for competitions. Sent ‘…sans Merci’ to the Bridport prize after a quick polish, and did a big rewrite on ‘Halfway House’ which I’ve never felt happy with, thought it was too … Continue reading →