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If you have been reading my blog, you will know that I have temporarily shelved the book I was writing to plan another trilogy instead. I have not yet signed any contracts, so at the moment I am fancy free. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: writing process
…I am over here, at Mary Victoria’s blog, for the celebration of Sahima’s Song, the second book in her trilogy, and I’m writing about strong women in fiction. … Continue reading
These sobering figures from Pub Rants, the blog of an agent, Kristen Nelson, from Denver, U.S. – the stats are for 2010. 9 new clients taken on in 2010 (for two agents) 36,000 number of queries read and responded to … Continue reading
I am a very messy writer, and getting worse with age as arthritis kicks in and cripples my fingers. (One of these days I am going to have to change to speech-to-writing technology.) Because I am not a good copy … Continue reading
.Remember InkyGirl? Here’s another one of Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s wonderful cartoons about the writer’s life… … Continue reading
.To follow on from what I was saying yesterday: There is an excellent article by critic John Crace on The Guardian page about what makes a good book. He talks about some interesting stuff, much of which seems obvious, yet … Continue reading
…over here at Ripping Ozzie Reads. Do browse the site while you are there as it is run by a group of lovely Australian writers who also happen to be very, very talented. My post is all about doing NaNoWriMo … Continue reading
My official total is 53,219.So I didn’t quite get to my hoped for 60,000. And another cartoon from Inky Girl. And so to bed. … Continue reading
.Ok, my NaNoWriMo total is now 50008 for the month! And two more days to go, too. Of course I did say that I was aiming for 60,000 in the month, which means that I now have to do 10,000 … Continue reading
Chaos. How I wish I had a PA. Or a maid. Or a nice domesticated wife. And here’s how I organise my book – this being Book 3 there are so many characters, threads, themes and plot lines to come … Continue reading