Month: June 2019
Diary of a Novel: plotting the murder
I haven’t been completely idle since 10 June when I last updated the novel-writing diary. Aside from completing three large editing projects for a client, I’ve also started work on…
Diary of a pocket novel – 1 step forward, 2 steps back
The murder board is really helping with the structure of the pocket novel. But I’ve been working recently on screen for my editing jobs and when I sat down to…
Diary of a pocket novel – getting organised
I’ve been working on the pocket novel for the past couple of days. I’m trying to write it by the seat of my pants, but I am a natural planner….
My writing day
I think I’m getting back into the writing groove. I’ve designed a schedule intended to allow me to work on my own material for part of the day as well…
Goldthorpe Writers: “steam trains”
Last week I joined a new writers’ group over in Barnsley. Goldthorpe is about 25 minutes away by car, even if I do have to wait on two level crossings…
Diary of a pocket novel – and an oxymoron …
I’ve always wanted to write a pocket novel. There are two of our weekly magazines who publish pocket novels (PNs) – or apx. 39,000-word novellas – and as far as…
I joined a writers’ group …
I seem to be juggling several balls in the air at the moment, and on Monday I added another. I joined a new writers’ group. I’ve been looking for a…
Diary of a Novel: advance character work done
Over the past two weeks, including the weekend, I’ve been quite busy doing a client edit that turned into a major rewrite. Writing uses up most of my creative energy….
