Camping It Up
Or not as the case may be … I’ve joined a cabin for July CampNaNoWriMo and set myself a modest initial target as I did in April. Although I should exceed it, I don’t think I’ll be able to manage … Continue reading →
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Lessons in Line Editing Part 2
Since my previous update, I’ve continued using the text-to-speech method of editing and I’m finding it more and more valuable. It has shown up three typos so far, but its main use as before is in making it obvious where … Continue reading →
Lessons in Line Editing
This account of my writing progress has slipped for a while, mainly because I’ve been so busy writing and also learning how to create ebooks! The last time I blogged, I had just entered a couple of short story comps. … Continue reading →
Slight Detour
Since finishing the ‘big push’ under CampNaNoWriMo things have languished a little, with some work done on chapter 29 that I’m still not satisfied with. This week I did some writing – but not on the edit. Instead, I polished … Continue reading →
CampNaNoWriMo – Final Report
Using CampNaNoWriMo as motivation certainly was a good idea. Despite some fallow days when I didn’t manage anything on the edit, I exceeded my initial goal (20 hours editing = 20,000 words on Camp) by day 12, and upped it … Continue reading →
Back in the Saddle
CampNaNoWriMo is well underway now, and although I’ve had some days of total distraction where absolutely nothing got done, I’ve more or less been able to stick to a pattern of working every other day. So far, I’ve almost met … Continue reading →
Camping out under the Writerly Stars
It’s that time again as April commences – CampNaNoWriMo. I’ve joined a cabin with a couple of other writers I know, with the intent of really getting down to the edit. I’ve done a bit more in the past week; … Continue reading →
Slight Derailment
Well, not such good progress the past couple of weeks: sat down at the machine a few times, then ended up doing other stuff rather than the edit. Especially as there were a few IT issues. So I only managed … Continue reading →
Chipping Away at the Stone
So … at last I re-embarked on the edit after the vast number of distractions in the past two months. Went over the first four chapters again with some more nitpicking things recommended this time on SFF Chronicles, such as … Continue reading →
Buzzing Around the Tree of Life
OK, so I finally managed to upgrade this main site. Had some issues (as I knew I would because my other sites don’t have blogs), but I managed to resolve them all or found acceptable workrounds, apart from one that … Continue reading →