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 […]
Narrative: My Answer to the ‘King Club’
Today I thought I’d take a step back from what I’m writing and talk a bit about how I write. Over the past years, I’ve had a number of conversations with people regarding the best approach for writing a narrative. One thing is clear in my observation: no two writers work in the same way, and there’s no such thing as the ‘perfect’ way to write a plot. […]
The Clockwork Dungeon: A New Inspector Ambrose Story.
He’s back. After reaching the end of my third novel, I’ve now found myself back at the beginning: writing a story about my original character, the incorrigible Inspector Ambrose. This new story will see Ambrose returning to Traville after his previous outing at Mansfield Manor. I’ll be using a wide array of characters once more, and this time I’m hoping to challenge the reader to […]
The Inbetweeners: My Experience With Post-Novel Fatigue.
I never thought this would happen. Six weeks have passed since I signed off on my novel series. In my mind, I figured that I’d just walk away, and move onto my next project. I already have a storyline plotted out for another Inspector Ambrose story. But strangely, I’ve found myself stuck. It’s not a confidence thing, or writer’s block. It’s not even the fact […]
Novel Writing 13: The Home Stretch.
Sometimes it feels like I’ve been running for a long time. http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/3770248/forrest-gump-football-run-o.gif It was almost a year to the day that I started writing my first novel. Since then, I’ve written over 210,000 words. Scarily, that means I’m now in the home stretch. Bringing everything together at the end of this trilogy has been about as challenging as I figured it would be. There are multiple […]
