Well, things have been hectic or I would’ve posted this sooner but after sometimes falling behind with my word count and then catching up, I finally passed the 50,000 word mark on NaNo last Tuesday, 26th November. Didn’t even know … Continue reading →
Yes, I know I’ve done it again but I have a very good reason for not posting anything on this blog – I have been writing every day on NaNo and am climbing the last uphill slog towards the finish, … Continue reading →
Well, that was a long while, but no excuses. Have actually done some work on the WIP since, several chapters in fact, although things ground to a halt a couple of months back. However, with NaNoWriMo now under way, I … Continue reading →
OK, it’s time to launch Round 3 of ROW80. I won’t beat myself up with recriminations about how little was achieved in Round 2, but will just state one simple goal: Progress towards and reach the ‘Rocks and Water’ scene. … Continue reading →
Finally sat down for 10 minutes over a recent lunchtime and scribbled down a scene on a couple of sides of a shorthand notepad. Last night I typed that up with a sense of satisfaction. Despite not having touched the … Continue reading →
Bit late posting this, as life has been hectic, but the good thing to report is that I finally got back to the WIP and got my characters back on the road and heading towards the situation that will lead … Continue reading →
I printed out the submission to the publisher and read through it carefully today, and made a few changes to the synopsis and covering letter. So the package should go off tomorrow, which will be one ROW80 Round 2 goal … Continue reading →
Well it’s been a pretty positive Easter holiday. Finally went through the notes from the book doctor at the Writers’ Workshop Getting Published day and applied those to the Green Magic synopsis, covering letter and Chapter 1 (plus handled the … Continue reading →
Well, it wasn’t an entirely successful three months. On the positive side, I did get a few interim goals done, the kind that kept cropping up during the period. I just didn’t make much headway on the main goal, progressing … Continue reading →
As one door closes another opens, isn’t that how it’s meant to go? Heard yesterday I didn’t make the Quarter Finals/Third Round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Judging by the two Vine reviewer reports, one in particular just didn’t … Continue reading →