So many things. All of the things. Sometimes it feels as though life is a never-ending struggle to keep multiple priorities in check whilst striving for some forward motion. Writing is no different. In fact, writing is a microcosm of life. New things start, old things die. There are clashes and drama. Writing has taught me about life, and life has given me the skills […]
Novel Writing 12: My Plotting & Pacing Process.
I’m now over 25,000 words into the first draft of my latest novel. As things continue to come together, I’ve been thinking about the techniques I use to bring my plot together and keep it punchy. Before I started writing my current trilogy, I sat down and worked through a series of world-building exercises, which helped me to create the topography and setting of the Empire. My […]
Revisiting an Old Classic.
Well, maybe it’s not quite a classic, but it’s where I started. Yesterday I finished reformatting my original steampunk mystery novella, What Went Wrong With Mrs Milliard’s Mech? Editing the novella was an enlightening experience to say the least, one that was spurred on by a review I received on Amazon almost a year ago, which used my novella to complain about the death of the English language. […]
Once More Into the Breach, Dear Friends
So now it’s two years and three prologues. Today I made my first foray into the final novel in the Empire series, writing the prologue I had been mulling over for the past week. With the second novel now in its beta form, I’ve decided that it’s best to press on and get this story completed. Each of the novels in this series has had a […]
Hello… it’s me.
Well, it’s been a rough few weeks, but I’m back in the writing game. Over the past couple of years, I’ve found my writing ebbs and flows; there are times when everything comes naturally, and I feel strong and certain. Other times, I just doubt myself, and dilly-dally around achieving nothing at all. Since completing my second novel manuscript, I’ve taken a bit of time […]
