I had big plans for my second novel this year. I was going to finish the second draft, send it out for feedback from my beta readers, complete revisions based on that feedback, polish up a final draft and submit it to my publisher for consideration – all by the end of June! […]
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Weeknotes – S04E47 – Third Draft Done!
Summary: Some great prep work early in the week, leading into my at-home retreat, which went extremely well. As ever, once I actually got started, it didn’t turn out to be as hard as I expected. Monday: I consolidated my remaining Colours revision notes, in the hopes that reorganising them would provide a clearer […]
Weeknotes – S04E46 – Ebbs and Flows
Summary: Fluctuating motivation and progress this week, but still progress overall. Monday: I woke up with Colours writing itself in my head again, which was amazing. So I got up and did some work on it first thing – by choice rather than by scheduling! Later, Dave and I embarked on our first After […]
Water Drabbles
The second in the Elemental Drabbles series from Fantasia Divinity is called Waters of Destruction. There are four sections – fantasy, horror, science-fiction and romance, and there are drabbles written by me in each genre. You can buy a copy here.
Once Upon A Time
My short piece, Once Upon A Time, has been published by Page & Spine, on their Crumbs page. You can read it here. (Image by Fathromi Ramdlon from Pixabay)
Weeknotes – S04E045 – Exploring Mindset
Summary: The start of the week was all about forcing myself to stick to the schedule, but the end of the week was all about enthusiasm, all thanks to a new course I started. So, yay for self-reflection, encouragement and community! Monday: I did some submissions. Thursday: I scheduled my usual writing time […]
Weeknotes – S04E44 – The Plan is Everything
Summary: Scheduling and trying to stick to a specific plan worked out this week. It was always tough to get going, but by the end of the week I made good progress on my second novel and felt like I was getting back on track with it. Monday: I started out working on Colours, […]
Weeknotes – S04E43 – Sticking to the Plan!
Summary: I kept myself to my new writing plan and made good progress on all fronts, working on three different novels throughout the week. Monday: I stated my goals on the Urban Writers’ Retreat online session page, then cracked on with editing the last two chapters of Artisan. And I finished! And sent the […]
Swings and Roundabouts
My short story, Swings and Roundabouts is in the TL;DR Press horror anthology Too Late; Didn’t Run: (Nope Book 2). You can buy a copy here.
Getting Back On Track
My last blog post saw me clearing the decks to focus on my second novel throughout September, in the hopes that I might finish my next round of revisions and have it in decent shape to submit to my publisher in November. That’s definitely not going to happen. Two days after I posted that, […]